Crime & Safety

Man Dies In Worksite Accident At Jersey City Business

Reports say a man has died during construction near Route 440.

The Jersey City waterfront.
The Jersey City waterfront. (Caren Lissner/Patch.com )

JERSEY CITY — A report on News 12 Thursday afternoon said that a man has died in a worksite accident in Jersey City.

The report said that the 35-year-old man was in a trench installing a water line, and the ground gave way around him. The story said firefighters had to pull his body out of the wreckage, and that he was working near Route 440.

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