Joseph Ayers, 55-year old skilled laborer from Bowling Green, was killed August 23 in an accident which injured six other employees. Mr. Ayers and the other men were thrown onto the highway when the body of the hired truck in which they were riding was accidentally raised, the cause being as yet undetermined. The accident occurred in Caroline County on Route 30 a quarter mile east of route 301. Mr. Ayers who had been working for the Department for a year and three months, is survived by his wife and two children.