GREENBURG, Pa. (AP) - Officials in Westmoreland County say a man working to replace a storm drainage system died when a trench collapsed.
It happened late Monday afternoon in Rostraver Township.
Authorities say 60-year-old Vaughn Kopetsky of Derry Township and co-workers were replacing the storm drain when a wall of the trench collapsed, trapping Kopetsky in the dirt.
His co-workers dug him out, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating.
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