Construction Worker Struck, Killed In North Bethesda, Police Say

BETHESDA, MD — A construction worker died Monday night after he was hit by a pickup truck in North Bethesda, Montgomery County police said.

Michael James O'Connor, 61, of Middle River, was killed while working at a construction site at the intersection of Old Georgetown Road (MD 187) and Executive Boulevard around 6:28 p.m, authorities said.

At the time, a 2009 Hyundai Elantra traveling south on MD 187 and a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado heading east on Executive Boulevard collided at the intersection, sending the vehicles into the construction zone.

According to police, the Hyundai hit an excavator and the Chevrolet struck O'Conner, who was working in a trench on northbound Old Georgetown Road.

O'Conner was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The two drivers were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The collision is now under investigation. Anyone with additional information should call the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.