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A Mara­cas man was killed and an­oth­er in­jured af­ter the par­cel of land they were ex­ca­vat­ing to build a box drain col­lapsed, bury­ing them.

Kevin Den­nis, 46, was de­clared dead at the scene in San­ta Bar­bara, Mara­cas, St Joseph, on Thurs­day.

His friend, a 63-year-old man from Guarat­ta Vil­lage, Mara­cas, was tak­en to the Er­ic Williams Med­ical Sci­ences Com­plex, Mt Hope, where he was treat­ed and re­mains in sta­ble con­di­tion.