UPDATES WITH ONE WORKER RESCUED; CHANGES HEADLINE, LEDE
By Sengul Oymak and Metin Girgin
KOCAELI, Turkey (AA) – A worker, who was trapped under rubble of a concrete block during road construction in northwestern Turkey, was rescued on Wednesday, an official said.
The worker was among the several others who were trapped under rubble of a concrete block when it — placed on a viaduct — fell off during the ongoing construction works of a motorway in the Northern Marmara Motorway's Gebze-Kocaeli section.
The injured worker was recovered from the rubbles and taken to a nearby hospital, Kocaeli Governor Huseyin Aksoy told Anadolu Agency.
Rescue teams including Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), firefighters and ambulances were rushed to the scene.
