JEFFERSON TWP — Authorities said a 51-year-old Butler area man was killed this morning when he was struck by a co-worker’s dump truck during a paving project.

State police are investigating but they did not release the man’s name. He was part of a crew for Wiest Asphalt Products & Paving.

The victim was behind a company truck on Great Belt Road about 7:30 a.m. when the truck backed over him, authorities said.

The crew was paving Becker Road.