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2 construction workers hurt in collapse at New Bedford site

Two workers were taken to the hospital Friday after they were injured at a construction site in New Bedford.

 

Massachusetts State Police said the incident happened just after 12:30 p.m. in the area of Coggeshall Street and Route 18 South.

 

According to MassDOT, the subcontractors were hurt when “a rebar cage for a column within the I-195 to Route 18 interchange rehabilitation project collapsed.”

 

The two workers were brought to St. Luke’s Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries, state police said.

 

See more at wpri.com.

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