Construction site accident kills worker in Manila

MANILA, Philippines – Tragedy struck a construction site in Sampaloc, Manila Sunday morning when a tower crane’s cable that was hoisting a cement-filled bucket snapped and crushed a construction worker to death.

WORK SITE MISHAP – The construction site where a falling bucket filled with cement killed a worker is cordoned off in Sampaloc, Manila Sunday morning. (Photo courtesy of Manila Public Information Office)

The Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) said that the incident took place at around 9 a.m. at Dos Castillas cor P. Margal Streets in Sampaloc.

The ill-fated construction worker has yet to be identified by authorities.

Further investigation is ongoing. /gsg

(Photo courtesy of Manila Public Information Office)