According to the Herald Sun, a trench at a construction site near Ballarat suddenly collapsed, killing a worker and trapped in mud deep at his waist.
Other workers hurriedly dug out the man trapped in the soil before they discovered that a worker in his thirties had been buried nearby and had stopped breathing.
Other construction workers, police and firefighters were all involved in the rescue. It took more than two hours to get the survivors out of the trench six metres deep.
Ballarat Detective David Hermit said the incident was very sad for colleagues and their families.
"it was a terrible thing for the saved man. He was awake all the time, and it took us a few hours to get him out. He was trapped under the waist. Other workers found another dead worker during the rescue. "
Police, firefighters and work safety staff remain at the Winterfield development site. The investigation continued, and what the workers were doing and why the trench suddenly collapsed had yet to be verified. "there was no one else at the scene of the accident. They were discovered by other workers, and we don`t know why it happened. "
The rescued worker was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital where he was injured and is in serious condition. Now he`s in a comatose state.
Investigators from the working security department have arrived at the scene. The body of the deceased is still at the scene, the identity of which has yet to be verified.
