Turkey: 2 road workers die in concrete block accident
Another worker was rescued alive from rubble of fallen concrete block at site of Northern Marmara Motorway project
By Sengul Oymak and Metin Girgin
KOCAELI, Turkey
Two construction workers were killed and another was rescued after being trapped under concrete rubble from a road project in northwestern Turkey, officials said on Wednesday.
The workers were among several who remain buried under rubble when a concrete block fell on them during ongoing construction of the Gebze-Kocaeli section of the Northern Marmara Motorway.
The bodies of the workers were recovered from the wreck.
The worker who was recovered from the rubble alive was taken to a nearby hospital, Kocaeli Governor Huseyin Aksoy told Anadolu Agency.
Rescue teams are at the scene of the accident, including Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams, firefighters, and ambulances.
This story is developing.
