Construction worker dies in 4-floor fall in Va.

Published July 25, 2012 11:47am ET



NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a worker who fell four floors at a construction site in Newport News.

Newport News police spokesman Lou Thurston tells media outlets that the accident occurred Tuesday afternoon at Belmont at City Center. New apartments are being built at the site.

Thurston says the 40-year-old man died at a local hospital.

The victim’s name hasn’t been released.