(KAIR)--A Weston, Missouri man is dead, killed Monday morning as he performed flood-related emergency work on a Missouri highway

According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol killed was 61-year-old Lloyd Crawford, who died shortly before 9:00 Monday morning, on Missouri 273, west of Missouri 371, in Platte County.

According to KQ2-TV, Crawford was a near 18-year employee of the Missouri Department of Transportation, serving as the Platte City Maintenance Supervisor.

The Patrol's report says Crawford was struck by a pickup truck, with the impact sending Crawford into a collision with another truck.