Authorities are investigating after two workers were fatally struck by a vehicle at a construction site in Boston on Wednesday morning.
Emergency crews responding to a report of two people struck in the area of 190 High St. around 8 a.m. found two workers inside a hole who had been hit by a vehicle, according to Boston Fire Commissioner John Dempsey.
A technical rescue was initiated and once the vehicle was moved and the scene was deemed safe, a firefighter and a paramedic were lowered into the hole to assess the workers’ injuries, Dempsey said.
The two workers, whose names have not been released, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Boston Superintendent-in-Chief Gregory Long.
Speaking at the scene, Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins said, “Right now we don’t know if it’s a crime; we know that it’s a tragedy and my office is here making sure these families know that we take this very seriously.”