SD snowplow driver dies on job

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A Minnehaha County snow plow driver has died while clearing a road.

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A Minnehaha County, South Dakota, snowplow driver has died on the job following an unexpected medical episode.

The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported that the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office released a statement saying the driver was helping a sheriff’s deputy clear around about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday when the driver suffered a medical emergency.

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The deputy tried to render aid and the driver was taken to a local hospital but later died, according to the sheriff’s office statement.

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No other details have been released.