Contract worker dies following trench collapse on Sand Island

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A contract worker has died following a trench collapse on Sand Island Access Road, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Officials said the incident happened around 10 a.m. Saturday at a construction site behind a baseball field.

DLNR said the 23-year-old man involved with the Sand Island Sewer Improvement Project had been working in a trench when it collapsed.

Officials said he became trapped but was extricated by the time first responders arrived at the scene.

Upon arrival, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services said a bystander was performing CPR.

Care was then passed to paramedics who treated and transported the man in critical condition to the hospital, where he later died.

An investigation has been launched by the Honolulu Police Department and the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division.

This story will be updated.

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