Construction worker dies after concrete wall collapse

HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) - A Florida construction worker died shortly after a concrete wall collapsed and fell on him Friday morning, authorities said.

Martin Loera, 49, was critically injured at the site for a new retail center in Haines City, police said on Twitter. Responding officers began life-saving procedures before rescue workers took him to a Lakeland hospital.

Loera was pronounced dead shortly after noon, police said.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators responded to the scene within hours of the collapse, officials said.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the wall to come down.