Construction worker killed after getting buried alive by ‘shifting dirt’ in horror accident on site

A CONSTRUCTION worker tragically died after becoming trapped beneath six feet of collapsing earth in Arizona.

Ronald Andrew Baquera Jr., known as Ronnie, 44, was working on a site in Goodyear on Monday when a trench suddenly collapsed.

Emergency crews were called to a construction site near Citrus and Lower Buckeye roads just after 1pm on July 28, reports local ABC affiliate ABC15 News.

Crews saw workers desperately using equipment to free Ronnie, who was trapped in a six-foot hole filled with fast-moving dirt…

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