2 Construction Workers Crushed Along I-95

MIAMI, FL — The workers were pronounced dead on the scene by Miami Fire Rescue. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. near the 62nd Street exit of the southbound lanes.

"According to the employees on scene, the two workers were down in the trench repairing the drainage pipes when the barriers fell on them," explained Capt. Ignatius Carroll of Miami Fire Rescue.

He said that the workers were believed to be in their 20s.

"Fire crews from the Technical Rescue Team ... arrived to find two construction workers pinned under a concrete barrier that fell over along the median of I-95," he said.

"With the help of heavy construction equipment, TRT was able to remove both victims," Carroll added of the Technical Rescue Team.

The incident is being investigated by Florida Highway Patrol. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has also been notified of the incident.

Photo courtesy Miami Fire Rescue