Horror at the building site as Romanian labourer dies under tonnes of soil

A Romanian labourer was crushed to death under tonnes of soil when the trench he was digging collapsed in a ‘barely believable’ accident, a court heard. Site bosses had done nothing to ensure the safety of Gheorghhita Arsene, 33, when he was working in a ten foot deep trench at a care home site in Banstead, Surrey, it is claimed. Mr Arsene was buried when the sides of the trench fell in on him, the Old Bailey heard. Rescuers dug…

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