The accident occurred shortly before noon at the Dreyer’s/Edy’s Ice Cream plant on Fort Wayne's north side, police said.

Witnesses told police a man was on his phone while working at the construction site and was unaware of a vehicle coming toward him.

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The man's name was not immediately released.

The incident was under investigation by police, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.