July 22, 2015
Vance, Alabama
A construction worker died when he fell off a roof at a construction site at the Mercedes plant in Vance, police said Wednesday afternoon.
Captain Gary Hood, the commander of the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit, said officers were called to the plant shortly after 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Hood said it appears the man was working on a metal roof for the Hazmat building under construction at the plant. He fell 25 feet, hit a concrete slab and died on the scene.
Hood said the death appears to be accidental, and the man's identity is being withheld until his family is notified of his passing.
The homicide unit investigates all unnatural deaths in the Tuscaloosa area, and their presence does not imply foul play was involved.
