A woman was killed in an industrial equipment accident on Tucson's south side Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
The 51-year-old woman was working for a construction company near Benson Highway and Alvernon Way, said Officer Ray Smith, a Tucson police spokesman.
Officers were first called to the scene at 1:30 p.m. Police determined the incident was an accident, Smith said.
Information on the type of equipment that struck and killed the woman was not released.
The investigation is ongoing.
