Man, 68, dies after falling 45 feet down trash pit in Lower Merion Township

Saturday, October 8, 2016
LOWER MERION TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- A 68-year-old man died after falling 45 feet down a trash pit in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County.

It happened at 12:54 p.m. Saturday at the Robert J. Koegel Public Works Complex, located on the 1300 block of North Woodbine Avenue in Penn Valley.
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The Lower Merion Refuse Department was accepting household trash and recycling as part of a Fall Clean-up Event.

VIDEO: Pit rescue


According to police, the man fell 45 feet into the trash pit while unloading garbage from a U-Haul truck.

Fire and ambulance crews responded and rescued the victim.
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He was rushed to Lankenau Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m.



The Fall Clean-up Event was cancelled for the rest of the day after the accident. The event will re-open Sunday at 8 a.m.
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