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State police say an 80 year-old Bridgewater woman died this afternoon after being run over by a potato truck in Aroostook county.
They say Dorothy Rusby was working in a potato house in Bridgewater when she was struck by the truck after it was unloaded.
Police say the driver didn't see Rusby and kept going, not realizing she had been injured.
Rusby was found by her coworkers and died at the scene.
Police are still investigating and the occupational safety and health administration has been called is as well.
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Woman Run Over by Potato Truck
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