MIAMI (WSVN) - Two construction workers lost their lives during an incident on southbound Interstate 95 in Miami, Sunday morning.
Florida Highway Patrol and Miami Fire Rescue were called to the scene in the southbound Express Lanes, just north of Northwest 62nd Street, at around 3:15 a.m.
According to employees on scene, the two construction workers were down in a trench repairing the drainage pipes when concrete barriers fell on them. Officials said construction equipment on the scene had to be used to get them out.
“We understand that there was two construction workers that were working along the trench that were pinned in by a retaining wall that’s along the highway,” said Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Ignatius Carrol. “Now, as they assess the situation, they realize that, unfortunately, they were pronounced deceased here on the scene, and the next phase of this operation was how we were gonna remove them.”
“Right now, it’s an ongoing investigation,” said FHP Trooper Joe Sanchez. “We do have [the Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Intelligence] investigating the case, and all that I can tell you [is] sadly, two construction workers lost their lives. We’re in the process of notifying their families as we investigate this case.”
The medical examiner responded to the scene before the bodies were removed.
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