Juvenile Dead After Apparent Accident at Construction Site

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McLean Police District- Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau continue to investigate after a juvenile died in a construction related accident in the 1800 block of Solitaire Lane in McLean. Officers and rescue personnel responded around 3:15 p.m. today for an adult man and a juvenile male who were trapped in a ditch that collapsed on a residential construction site. Both the man and juvenile were extracted from the ditch and taken to a nearby hospital. The man sustained injuries that are not considered life threatening. The juvenile was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy to confirm cause of death.

Anyone who might have witnessed this accident is asked to call the Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800. 

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