Crime & Safety
Man Seriously Injured in Bridgehampton Work Site Accident: Police
The accident was the second work-site related accident in two days. On Thursday, a Hampton Bays died after a forklift accident in Montauk.
SOUTHAMPTON, NY-A man was badly injured at a work site in Bridgehampton Friday, police said.
According to Southampton Town Police Sergeant Carl Schottenhamel, a call came in at 11:27 a.m. about an accident at 2510 Montauk Highway.
The man was initially reported to have sustained a serious leg injury, police said.
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Sgt. Schottenhamel said Bridgehampton Ambulance responded to the scene and the man was airlifted to Stony Brook.
The accident is still under investigation, police said.
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Friday marked the second time in two days that accidents at a work site led to disaster: On Thursday, a Hampton Bays man died after an accident involving a forklift at a Montauk marina.
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