"BROOKLYN, NY - A construction worker was killed after a rooftop wall collapsed on him at a building in Brooklyn Tuesday afternoon, police said. The incident happened at 224 Highland Boulevard in Cypress Hills around 2:50 p.m., police said. According to police, the 58-year-old man was doing work at the building when a brick parapet collapsed on top of him. Officers found the man unresponsive after the collapse."
"He was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Additional details into the incident has not been disclosed. The man's identity has not been released yet pending family notification. An investigation remains ongoing."
A 58-year-old construction worker died after a rooftop brick parapet collapsed on him at a building in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. The collapse occurred around 2:50 p.m. at 224 Highland Boulevard while the man was performing work on the rooftop. Emergency responders found the man unresponsive and transported him to Brookdale Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Additional details about the circumstances of the collapse have not been disclosed. The man's identity remains withheld pending family notification. Authorities have opened and continue an investigation into the incident.
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