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Labourer crushed to death when wall falls on him
Breaking News
January 16, 2018

Labourer crushed to death when wall falls on him

A labourer of Montaque, Mesopotamia was crushed to death this morning when a retaining wall fell on him.

Police say at 10:20 this morning, they received information about the death of 24-year-old labourer Kelvin Richards.

“Information received indicates that a retaining wall fell on Richards, while he and another labourer, Alvin John of the same address were digging a trench to build a wall to reinforce an existing wall that barricades a private property in Evesham,” the police report said.

Dr. Sin Adams, the District Medical Officer responded to the scene and pronounced Richards dead at 11:06 am.

Police say further investigations into the circumstances surrounding this incident are expected to be carried out.

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