Falling concrete wall kills worker in Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – A worker died on the afternoon of June 2, after wind blew down a concrete wall at a worksite in Lethbridge. A news release from the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) stated that emergency-response services had been notified of the accident at about 4:30 p.m. that day. After the wall fell onto the worker, he was sent to the hospital in critical condition, but succumbed to his injuries there, police said. Officials from Alberta’s occupational health and safety division also attended the scene and will be investigating the incident. The LPS stated that it would not release any further information on the accident. Local media reports have stated that the winds in the city reached a speed of about 50 kilometres per hour that day. The province’s fourth-largest city, Lethbridge is located approximately 120 kilometres from the United States border.

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