Worker falls to his death off of Verrazano Bridge
DH just told me about this since he was driving in the vicinity & was wondering why there was so much traffic. so sad.
Eyewitness News
(New York-WABC, Sep. 14, 2007) -
A worker was killed when he plunged off the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on the Brooklyn side Friday afternoon.
Authorities say the worker fell off the bridge on the Staten Island-bound lower-level just before 1:40 p.m.
The victim, who is employed by the contractor doing construction work, reportedly fell to the ground and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Emergency workers converged on the the entrance of the Fort Hamilton Army Base, near where the body landed.
A section of cement was also knocked over on the side of the the bridge, which appeared to be a construction area. The Staten Island-bound lower-level was closed as officials examined the damaged cement.
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is currently undergoing a 21-month construction project requiring the around-the-clock closure of one lower-level lane in each direction.
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Eyewitness News
(New York-WABC, Sep. 14, 2007) -
A worker was killed when he plunged off the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on the Brooklyn side Friday afternoon.
Authorities say the worker fell off the bridge on the Staten Island-bound lower-level just before 1:40 p.m.
The victim, who is employed by the contractor doing construction work, reportedly fell to the ground and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Emergency workers converged on the the entrance of the Fort Hamilton Army Base, near where the body landed.
A section of cement was also knocked over on the side of the the bridge, which appeared to be a construction area. The Staten Island-bound lower-level was closed as officials examined the damaged cement.
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is currently undergoing a 21-month construction project requiring the around-the-clock closure of one lower-level lane in each direction.
