Two men fell from scaffolding, one of them to his death, while working construction on a building at Apes Hill, St James, today.
The deceased, a 51-year-old Guyana national who resides here and whose name has not yet been released, was impaled on a piece of steel when he fell off the 30-40 feet scaffolding. The other man, a 50-year-old, was transported to the hospital via ambulance with complaints of pain to his back and lower extremities.
Police say investigations are continuing into the incident.
Here, emergency officials leave the scene where the incident took place.
(Photo by Haroon Greenidge)