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Worker Killed In Bizarre West Philly Accident

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A plumbing contractor was killed in a strange, on the job accident in West Philadelphia.

Police say the 27-year-old man was working in an excavated area near 63rd and Market Streets around 8 p.m. Thursday.

A vehicle then lost control and fell into the hole. The worker was crushed and died at the scene, police say.

The accident is under investigation.

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