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Man Dead, 2 Critical After Falling From Cherry-Picker At Philly Construction Site: Police

A 47-year-old man was killed and two other men were in critical condition after falling two stories from a cherry-picker truck Friday afternoon, Sept. 6 in Philadelphia, authorities said.

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Philadelphia police

Photo Credit: Facebook/Philadelphia Police Department

The incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. at a construction site on the 4400 block of Moravian Court, Philadelphia police said.

Medic 9 and Medic 41 transported two of the men to Peen Presbyterian Medical Center, both of whom were placed in critical condition, One of the men was pronounced dead at 12:59 p.m., police said.

Medic 41 also transported a third man to Lankenau Hospital, where "he remains in extremely critical condition," Officer Tanya Little, a police spokeswoman, said in a statement.

The scene was secured and is under investigation, she said.

A video of the scene was posted by Citizen here. 

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