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Construction worker dies in Waterford City wall collapse

Emergency services alerted but man in his 20s pronounced dead at scene on Parnell St

A man was killed in an apparent wall collapse in Waterford City just before 4pm on Monday. The victim, in his 20s, had been working at a construction site on Parnell Street (above) when the incident occurred. File photograph: Google Street View
A man was killed in an apparent wall collapse in Waterford City just before 4pm on Monday. The victim, in his 20s, had been working at a construction site on Parnell Street (above) when the incident occurred. File photograph: Google Street View
Conor Lally
Mon Dec 12 2016 - 23:31

Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority have launched separate investigations into a workplace incident that claimed the life of a construction worker on Monday.

The man was killed in an apparent wall collapse in Waterford City just before 4pm.

The victim, in his 20s, had been working at a construction site on Parnell Street in the city when the incident occurred.

The emergency services were alerted but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

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His remains were taken to University Hospital Waterford, where a postmortem was due to be concluded on Tuesday.

Conor Lally

Conor Lally

Conor Lally is Security and Crime Editor of The Irish Times