A Connecticut man from Fairfield County was killed in a construction accident in New York after being trapped 10 feet underground when a trench collapsed on top of him at a Westchester County worksite.The Stamford man was killed around 12:…
Mamaroneck property sealed off as deadly trench accident investigated
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 05, 2021, 10:34am EDT
A property in Mamaroneck has
been sealed off as investigators probe the cause of a
trench collapse that killed a construction worker Tuesday.
Mamaroneck police say the
worker from Stamford, Connecticut got trapped 10 feet underground and buried in
dirt at the site on Shore Acres Drive.
Emergency crews tried their
best to rescue the man, but it was only about an hour and a half into that
rescue mission when it tragically turned into a recovery mission.
The cause of the collapse is
still under investigation this morning, but experts
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