Two women were struck by vehicles and killed in the District on Friday night and Saturday morning, authorities said. One was apparently at work on a paving project and the other, a caregiver, was crossing a street, authorities said.
In the first incident, a construction worker was struck about 11:10 p.m. on southbound Interstate 395 near Maine Avenue SW, D.C. police said. John B. Townsend III, a spokesman for AAA Mid-Atlantic said he understood the woman was acting as a flagger, directing traffic, when she was struck by a piece of heavy equipment known as a road sweeper.
Townsend said the flagger is typically the most vulnerable worker at road construction sites.
A spokeswoman for the D.C. Department of Transportation said a private contractor was involved in repaving the Southeast-Southwest Freeway. The spokeswoman, who expressed condolences to the victim's relatives, said she understood that the vehicle involved belonged to the contractor and was used in the project.
Attempts to reach the contractor were unsuccessful. Police released little information, but a police spokesman said he understood that occupational safety authorities had taken over the investigation.
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