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Worker killed in accident on NYC bridge

(AP) - A worker is dead after a construction accidenton New York City's Throgs Neck Bridge. Police say 48-year-old William Barnes was struck by the boom ofa small crane mounted on the back of a truck.

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Aug 25, 2009, 9:09 PM

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