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Virginia Construction Worker Falls 4 Stories, Dies

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA. (AP) - Police and state Department of Labor and Industry officials are investigating the fatal fall of a construction worker at a job site.

Newport News police say 40-year-old Terrence Croker, of Newport News, fell Tuesday afternoon from the fourth floor of a building under construction at the Belmont at City Center site. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival.

The Newport News homicide unit and the state labor department are investigating the incident.

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