Man killed when large steel pipe falls off truck at gas well site

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NORTH BEAVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man was killed when a large steel pipe fell from a truck at a gas well site in Lawrence County and killed him.

Leonard Long, 60, of Glen Campbell was working at the Hilcorp gas/oil well site in North Beaver Township Monday morning around 11:15 p.m.

According to investigators, Long and his coworkers were trying to load and secure large sections of steel pipe and drilling equipment onto a truck.

That's when the pipe fell and struck Long, who was standing next to the truck.

No one else was hurt.

It's unclear if charges will be filed.

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