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Report: 1 dead after Pa. construction accident

Video footage from the scene shows firefighters surrounding a trench at the construction area near a bridge

The Associated Press

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — One person is dead after an apparent construction accident that left two workers trapped in Pennsylvania.

WFMZ-TV reports that the Lehigh County coroner’s office says one worker is dead after becoming trapped in a trench in Allentown.

Witnesses tell the station that concrete and gravel fell on top of the workers.

Video footage from the scene shows firefighters surrounding a trench at the construction area near a bridge.