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1 worker killed and 4 injured after bridge under construction collapses at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, North Carolina

Modified Date: 
Tue, 06/09/2015 - 4:05pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, November 13, 2014

1 dead, 4 injured in construction accident at NC community college

A worker died and four others were injured in a construction accident at a North Carolina community college.  

One Worker Dies When NC Pedestrian Bridge Collapses

Jeff Hammerstein with Wake EMS says he thinks the highest point on the bridge was 40 feet above the ground.
The accident took place around 10:15 a.m. at the Wake Technical Community College northern campus in Raleigh, when a 40-foot-high pedestrian bridge being built collapsed while concrete was being poured onto one section of it. One worker died, and all four of the injured were brought to the hospital. Their exact conditions are not yet available. 
Type: Other Type of Accident
Topics: 
Workplace and Industrial Accidents
Roadway: 
Wake Technical Community College northern campus
City: 
Raleigh, NC
County: 
Wake County, NC
Area: 
Raleigh-Durham, NC

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