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Bradenton public works employee killed in accident involving garbage truck, city says 

A Bradenton Public Works and Utilities Department employee was killed in an accident Tuesday morning while at work, according to the city of Bradenton.

The accident involved a solid waste front-end loader garbage truck. It occurred on Sandpiper Circle in the Perico Bay Club on Perico Island in West Bradenton.

A press release did not identify the deceased, but the person was a longtime employee of the public works department, the city said.

Bradenton Police Department is investigating the incident.

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Ryan Ballogg
Bradenton Herald
Ryan Ballogg is a local news and environment reporter and features writer at the Bradenton Herald. His work has received awards from the Florida Society of News Editors and the Florida Press Club. Ryan is a Florida native and graduate of USF St. Petersburg. Support my work with a digital subscription
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