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One man died and another was hospitalized after an 80-year-old driver hit them on N.C. Highway 150.
Nathaniel Puente / WCNC NEWS
Family and friends of a young father killed in a construction zone on Interstate 40 are calling for safer driving on the roads.
Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter
Chief Jackie Gilmore said the accident occurred around 9 a.m. when scaffolding collapsed. Three workers died.
WCNC Charlotte reports three people were killed Monday following an incident at a construction site just outside of Uptown.
WCNC Charlotte
A forklift crashed through the roof of a townhouse on Wednesday with the homeowner inside.
Eric Miller, WRAL multimedia journalist
A 19-year-old was electrocuted on Tuesday at a new home construction site in Johnston County.
Lenoir County officials said the worker, a man, fell from scaffolding while working around 8 a.m. The man was declared dead at the scene.
The incident happened at a bank building under construction on Bell Avenue, near U.S. Highway 1.
Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter
With thousands of deaths and injuries every year, construction and demolition sites are some of the most dangerous workplaces. For those suffering from a workplace injury caused by a construction accident, time -- and professional legal counsel -- is of the essence when bringing forth a claim.
Abbey Slattery, WRAL Digital Solutions
As the Triangle continues to grow, the construction industry has seen a major spike in activity. The attorneys at Martin & Jones have noticed a corresponding increase in construction injury cases and weigh in on the issue.
Frank "Trey" Warren Thompson III, 42, of Dalton, Ga., was killed Wednesday when he was trapped in a trench collapse on a Durham construction site, a friend told WRAL News.
Jodi Leese Glusco, WRAL.com director of content
A spokesman with DR Mozeley Construction Group said workers with with J Squared Plumbing were scheduled to work on a water meter assembly in a 3-foot well. They were not scheduled to work in a deeper trench.
Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter
WRAL's Rosalia Fodera has the latest from a trench collapse near Brier Creek in Raleigh. Three workers were hurt and another died in the accident.
Between 40 and 50 people worked to rescue three people and recover the body of one after a trench collapsed at a construction site near Brier Creek on Wednesday.
One worker died when a trench collapsed at a construction site Wednesday. Three people were rescued. Investigators are trying to determine how the accident happened.
One person died Wednesday when a trench collapsed near Brier Creek.
Sky 5 flies over the scene of a trench collapse near Brier Creek, were first responders were working to rescue a trapped worker.
Durham Chris Iannuzzi and Seth Komansky, chief of operations for Wake County EMS, said one worker is still trapped in a collapsed trench. Three people were rescued.
Four workers had been trapped when a trench collapsed at a construction site near Brier Creek on Wednesday morning, authorities said.
Dozens of first responders worked through the afternoon Wednesday to free four workers trapped when a trench collapsed near Brier Creek. Three of four workers trapped were rescued; the body of the fourth was recovered around 4:15 p.m.
Two construction workers were pulled from a trench at a construction site on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after a beam fell on top of the workers Tuesday morning.
Medical officials were called to a construction site in Raleigh early Tuesday morning after a dump truck overturned.
Joe Fisher, WRAL multimedia journalist
Police said the accident occurred at a construction site on Edwards Mill Road near Duraleigh Road and REX hospital.
A construction worker is recovering in the hospital after being trapped in a trench for more than an hour Tuesday after an accident on the campus of NC Central University.
