Cable Installer Killed In Accident In Knoxville

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Knox County Sheriff's investigators said a man working on a cable has been killed.

According to WBIR-TV, the Knox County Sheriff's Office identified the victim Tuesday, noting he was 29-year-old Marion Bruce Lee of Oneida.

Lee worked for H&R Cable and was working in a bucket truck Monday night when a passing pickup truck snagged a cable he was hanging and it struck Lee, killing him.

Authorities released Lee's identity Tuesday morning after talking with his family about his death.

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