A worker was buried by soil during a sewer maintenance project at an apartment complex near Suseo Station in Gangnam District, Seoul, on the 27th.
According to the fire authorities, a report came in at about 12:40 p.m. that a man in his 60s, identified as A, was trapped under soil during a sewer replacement job. Two others working with A reportedly evacuated.
Rescue workers who responded to the scene found A in cardiac arrest and took A to a nearby hospital. However, A died at about 1:20 p.m.
Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.
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