Death toll rise to 5 in Andorra tunnel building accident
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Andorra la Vella - The death toll in the collapse of a steel scaffolding in a tunnel under construction in the tiny mountain principality of Andorra rose Sunday to five, officials reported. Three workers were reported dead after the accident on Saturday. Early Sunday, a further worker who was trapped between steel beams died, while the body of a further worker was found, bringing the latest toll to five dead. Six workers were injured in the accident. It was not initially known what caused the steel scaffolding to collapse.
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