Two workers buried in sand on KAD, one dies
A worker who was injured when a trench collapsed during construction on the ring road has died.
Consensus
- Two workers were buried in sand in a trench.
- The incident occurred on the evening of October 10.
- The location was the 31st kilometer of the KAD in Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast.
- One worker died and the other was hospitalized.
- First responders, including firefighters and medical personnel, were involved in the rescue.
- One worker was rescued by bystanders before emergency services arrived.
- Firefighters extracted the second worker and handed him over to medical personnel.
Points of divergence
- The injured worker sustained injuries incompatible with life. — fontanka
- The road surface had previously failed in early September due to record rainfall, creating a pothole that was repaired by September 7. — fontanka
- Road repairs were ongoing on the 32nd kilometer of the outer ring of the KAD from October 8 to 13. — fontanka
- No details are available about the condition of the injured worker. — vesti
- The circumstances of the incident are to be investigated by specialists. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Death of second worker confirmed due to trench collapse on the KAD — Фонтанка
- Second worker died in hospital after trench collapse in Leningrad region — Вести
- Workers buried in sand on the KAD near Murino. There is a deceased and an injured — Фонтанка
- Two workers buried in sand in a trench in Leningrad Oblast, one did not survive — Вести