Two workers die after concrete-pump boom topples on Gabriola Island

Vancouver Sun | Andrew Duffy  •  Victoria Times Colonist | Mar 17, 2021

Gabriola Island RCMP said a boom from a concrete pump-truck broke and landed on two workers at the construction site on Taylor Road. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Two workers are dead after an accident on a construction site on Gabriola Island on Tuesday.

The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed it was called to the island Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for the service would only say “as we are early in our investigation to determine the facts, we are unable to provide any additional information.”

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