Man in His 60s Dies After Being Crushed by 130-Kilogram Stone at Cemetery Worksite
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- A man in his 60s was crushed by a roughly 130-kilogram retaining-wall stone while unloading it from a truck at a cemetery construction site in Uiryeong, South Gyeongsang Province.
- He was taken to hospital in cardiac arrest but later died, and police are investigating the exact circumstances.
A man in his 60s died after being trapped under a roughly 130-kilogram stone at a cemetery construction site in Uiryeong County, South Gyeongsang Province.
The accident occurred at about 11:12 a.m. on the 7th in Bong-su Township. The man, identified only as A, was reportedly unloading the retaining-wall stone from a truck when it fell on him.
Emergency responders transported him to hospital while he was in cardiac arrest, but he ultimately died. Police are investigating what caused the accident.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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