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Construction Worker Crushed To Death By Overturned Machine At Virginia Job Site (DEVELOPING) Construction Worker Crushed To Death By Overturned Machine At Virginia Job Site (DEVELOPING)
Construction Worker Crushed To Death By Overturned Machine At Virginia Job Site (Developing) A construction worker was killed when the heavy machine he was operating tipped over at a job site in Virginia, authorities said. Prince William County Police said officers were called to the site near Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road in Woodbridge shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13. Investigators said the 61-year-old man was operating heavy machinery when the equipment overturned on top of him. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. “No foul play is suspected,” police said. The body was taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. The invest…

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Workers Hospitalized After Virginia Building Collapse, Officials Say (DEVELOPING) Workers Hospitalized After Virginia Building Collapse, Officials Say (DEVELOPING)
Workers Hospitalized After Virginia Building Collapse, Officials Say (Developing) Three workers were injured after a building under construction collapsed in Virginia, officials said. Firefighters from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and the City of Fairfax Fire Department rushed to the 3500 block of Cedar Lane shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, following reports of a structural collapse at a construction site. Crews from the agency's Technical Rescue Operations Team and other emergency responders worked together to stabilize the scene and assist the victims. Three people were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. The nature and extent o…

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Woman Killed, Man Injured In Fairfax County Construction Zone Accident (DEVELOPING) Woman Killed, Man Injured In Fairfax County Construction Zone Accident (DEVELOPING)
Woman Killed, Man Injured In Fairfax County Construction Zone Accident (Developing) A woman was killed and a man injured in a construction site accident that shut down a major road in Oakton on Tuesday afternoon, Fairfax County police said. Emergency crews were called just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, to the 12000 block of Waples Mill Road, where a woman was pronounced dead at the scene, police confirmed. A second person, a man, was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Fairfax County Police. The details surrounding what caused the deadly accident have not yet been released. Authorities said the incident involved ongoing constr…

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