Worker killed, another hospitalized after trench collapse at The Villages construction site

One construction worker was killed, and another was hospitalized after a pressurized water main ruptured and flooded an excavation trench Tuesday morning in The Villages, trapping two workers beneath water and mud.The Villages Public Safety Department responded to the intersection of McNeill Drive and Harmony Drive around 8 a.m. after construction crews working inside an excavation trench were knocked down by a sudden water main rupture.According to a Villages Public Safety Department news release, one worker escaped the trench but sustained serious injuries. A second worker remained submerged and trapped beneath water and mud. Firefighters and paramedics arrived on scene and immediately began providing emergency medical aid.Due to the hazardous conditions, VPSD’s Special Operations Technical Rescue Team was activated. Rescue crews faced a flooded excavation and significant mud entrapment. Technical rescue specialists located the submerged worker and worked to free the individual from