CARENCRO, La. (KLFY) A man is now in the hospital recovering with serious injuries after being hit by a truck in a construction zone.

The incident happened around 9:20 a.m. in the 3400 block of N.E. Evangeline Thruway.

A pickup truck pulled out of a private lot then, “disobeyed construction workers warnings to stop and yield to the construction zone,” according to Assistant Carencro Police Chief Dondi Hardin.

Then truck then hit a construction worker who was working on the roadway.

Hardin said the man suffered several bruises and broken bones during the incident but none of the injuries are life-threatening.

The driver could face charges pending the results of a toxicology screening and the completion of the investigation.