Construction worker dies after trench collapse in Arkansas

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) – A construction site worker in Arkansas died Monday afternoon after being buried beneath several feet of dirt in a trench collapse.

According to the Jonesboro Police Department, crews were building a trench around 1 p.m. Dec. 12 when a wall collapsed onto two workers, trapping them underneath.

Crews were able to rescue one of the workers, who was taken to the hospital. They were also eventually able to recover the body of another worker who had died.

A police report identified 30-year-old Austin Neth, of Walnut Ridge, as the man who died and 39-year-old Matt Buckley, of Maynard, as the man hospitalized with injuries.

It’s unclear what caused the collapse at this time.

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