DART Rail Construction Accident
A trench collapsed Feb 9th Friday afternoon along a DART rail line under construction in Deep Ellum, killing one worker and injuring a second, officials said. The accident occurred at a work site along Malcolm X Boulevard. The trench collapsed on two workers who were helping reset a water line between the future train stations along the planned Green Line rail tracks that will extend south from downtown Dallas, DART spokesman Morgan Lyons said. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Annette Ponce said the department's technical rescue team was called to the scene to rescue two men. Firefighters dug their way to a victim trapped under the rubble, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Another victim was pulled from the site and taken to Baylor University Medical Center in unknown condition.
