Crime & Safety

Deptford Construction Worker Killed in Bulldozer Accident in Piscataway

Amrik Singh was attempting to fix the bulldozer when it somehow started and began moving forward. Police tell nj.com he was working alone on the scene.

A 59-year-old construction worker from Deptford was killed in an accident involving a bulldozer he was attempting to fix on Sunday morning in Piscataway, nj.com reports.

Amrik Singh was reportedly standing on top of a bulldozer on South Washington Avenue, the site of a warehouse project, according to the report. Singh was attempting to fix the bulldozer when it suddenly started and began to move forward, according to the report.

He was pronounced dead on the scene, according to the report.

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Singh was reportedly working alone at the time of the accident. According to the report, police don’t know how the bulldozer started.

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