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Cedar City man who died in construction accident was 'excited to be a dad'

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CEDAR CITY — A young wife and soon-to-be mother is grieving the loss of her husband after a construction accident took his life Monday. Truman Yardley, 24, of Cedar City, died after being struck and pinned by a dump truck at the Sonrise Christian Church job site just west of Cedar City Tuesday morning.

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