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Construction worker dies following accident at Westport site

WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) Police say a 69-year-old construction worker has died from injuries sustained in an accident at a work site in Westport.

Lt. Eric Woods says Westport officers were dispatched to the scene at around 12:20 p.m. Tuesday.

The man, identified on Wednesday as Herbert Grant, of Stratford, was supervising the pouring of concrete at a Country Lane home when he was fatally struck in the upper body by the boom extending off of the front of a concrete truck.

He was taken to Norwalk Hospital, where he later died.

Grant was an employee of Suzio-York Hill Asphalt and Concrete Suppliers of Meriden.

Police say the investigation is ongoing with help from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

This story has been corrected to change the name of the street on which the accident occurred, per police.

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