Southern Pines Bank Construction Accident
A series of roof trusses going up on the new Fidelity Bank branch on Old U.S. 1 in Southern Pines collapsed Thursday afternoon, injuring at least three construction workers.
Two workers were taken to FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Another was airlifted by helicopter to a regional trauma center.
An investigation of the accident is underway.
Photos by Pilot staff Abbi Overfelt and Ted Fitzgerald
A partial collapse at a construction site in Southern Pines Thursday afternoon at the new Fidelity Bank branch at the corner of old U.S. 1 and Bell Avenue. Carolina Air Care helicopter landed at the Memorial Park ballfield and transported the injured party. Ted Fitzgerald/The Pilot
A partial collapse at a construction site in Southern Pines Thursday afternoon at the new Fidelity Bank branch at the corner of old U.S. 1 and Bell Avenue. Carolina Air Care helicopter landed at the Memorial Park ballfield and transported the injured party. Ted Fitzgerald/The Pilot
A partial collapse at a construction site in Southern Pines Thursday afternoon at the new Fidelity Bank branch at the corner of old U.S. 1 and Bell Avenue. Carolina Air Care helicopter landed at the Memorial Park ballfield and transported the injured party. Ted Fitzgerald/The Pilot
A partial collapse at a construction site in Southern Pines Thursday afternoon at the new Fidelity Bank branch at the corner of old U.S. 1 and Bell Avenue. Carolina Air Care helicopter landed at the Memorial Park ballfield and transported the injured party. Ted Fitzgerald/The Pilot
A partial collapse at a construction site in Southern Pines Thursday afternoon at the new Fidelity Bank branch at the corner of old U.S. 1 and Bell Avenue. Carolina Air Care helicopter landed at the Memorial Park ballfield and transported the injured party. Ted Fitzgerald/The Pilot
A partial collapse at a construction site in Southern Pines Thursday afternoon at the new Fidelity Bank branch at the corner of old U.S. 1 and Bell Avenue. Carolina Air Care helicopter landed at the Memorial Park ballfield and transported the injured party. Ted Fitzgerald/The Pilot
A partial collapse at a construction site in Southern Pines Thursday afternoon at the new Fidelity Bank branch at the corner of old U.S. 1 and Bell Avenue. Carolina Air Care helicopter landed at the Memorial Park ballfield and transported the injured party. Ted Fitzgerald/The Pilot
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