Construction worker crushed to death in trash compactor

A construction worker is crushed to death by a trash compactor in the city of Rehovot this afternoon, the municipality says.

Medics responding to the scene on Moti Kinder Street declared the 67-year-old worker dead upon arrival.

Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the incident, but early assessments indicated the man fell inside the compactor accidentally.

— Jacob Magid

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