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Names of Meeker County industrial accident victims released

Sergio Esquivel Torres, 34, died after suffering injuries when a boom from a concrete truck fell. Jaun Bocardo Ibanez, 20, of Litchfield, was also injured during Friday's incident and was airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital for critical injuries. According to the Meeker County Sheriff Brian Cruz, Ibanez has since been released from the hospital. The incident is under investigation.

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LITCHFIELD, Minn. — The names of two people injured, one fatally, during an industrial accident Friday, Oct. 16, have been released by the Meeker County Sheriff's Office.

Sergio Esquivel Torres, 34, died at a construction site on Minnesota Highway 22 after a stabilizing platform for a concrete boom truck gave way, causing the boom to fall to the ground. Torres has no permanent address listed.

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Jaun Bocardo Ibanez, 20, of Litchfield, was airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital for critical injuries. According to Meeker County Sheriff Brian Cruz, Ibanez has since been released from the hospital.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

Shelby Lindrud is a reporter with the West Central Tribune of Willmar. Her focus areas are arts and entertainment, agriculture, features writing and the Kandiyohi County Board.

She can be reached via email or direct .


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