Worker dies in Perth trench collapse

A worker has died after being trapped in a water-filled trench in Perth just one day after a tree lopper was killed on the job in rural WA.

A worker has died after becoming trapped in a water-filled trench in Perth.

Emergency crews are at the scene in Mosman Park, and police and Worksafe will investigate.

It is the second workplace death in WA this week after a tree lopper, aged in his 40s, was struck by a branch while in a cherry picker in Waroona on Tuesday.


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