Bodies recovered at site of highway construction accident in Turkey

August 05 2015 11:50:56

Bodies recovered at site of highway construction accident in Turkey

İZMIR - Anadolu Agency

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Rescuers have pulled four bodies of construction workers from under scaffolding that collapsed on Aug. 4 in western Turkey.

The body of the fourth worker was found and pulled out early on Aug. 5.

Two bodies were retrieved later on Aug. 4 night following an earlier discovery.

The men were standing on the scaffolding when it collapsed under the weight of fresh concrete during the construction of a highway bridge linking Izmir to Menemen on Aug. 4.

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