APRIL 17, 2015
UNIVERSITY CITY, PHILA., PA (WPVI)
A worker is dead after an approximate 80 foot fall at a
construction site in Philadelphia's University City section, near the city’s
main railroad station and at the EVO apartment construction site.
The incident occurred around 8:10 Friday morning in the 2900 block of Chestnut Street, near the 30th Street Station.
That's when police say a 42-year-old man fell about 80 feet while doing construction work above.
The victim was taken to Presbyterian Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:43 this morning, according to police.
Authorities have not yet released information about what may have caused the man to fall.
The victim's identity has not yet been released.
The incident occurred around 8:10 Friday morning in the 2900 block of Chestnut Street, near the 30th Street Station.
That's when police say a 42-year-old man fell about 80 feet while doing construction work above.
The victim was taken to Presbyterian Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:43 this morning, according to police.
Authorities have not yet released information about what may have caused the man to fall.
The victim's identity has not yet been released.
Source: myfoxphilly.com