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A construction worker is dead and another seriously injured after a section of a building collapsed on them at Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School in Kingston on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as 45-year-old Shine Johnson, who was from a Gordon Town address in St Andrew.
According to reports, construction work was being carried out at the school ahead of the reopening of the new school term on Monday. The work reportedly included reinforcement repairs to columns supporting a concrete structure that covered a walkway between two buildings.
Police reports indicate that Johnson was demolishing the columns using an electric jackhammer when the structure suddenly collapsed, trapping him beneath the debris.
Johnson sustained fatal injuries in the incident.
Another worker who was also caught in the collapse suffered serious injuries and was rushed to the Kingston Public Hospital, where he is receiving medical treatment.
Authorities are expected to continue investigations into the circumstances surrounding the collapse.
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