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Worker Dies at Construction Site in Potsdam’s Bornstedt

Police have opened an investigation into the cause of the fatal accident.

Overview

  • Authorities said the accident occurred Friday midday at Pappelallee and Reiherweg during preparatory construction works.
  • The city reported the victim was employed by a contractor engaged by the municipal real-estate service.
  • Colleagues attempted resuscitation, but the man succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
  • Regional reporting from Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung said an excavator overturned and buried the worker.
  • Police are investigating the circumstances, the workplace safety authority has been notified, and the victim’s identity has not been released.