Investigation underway into possible industrial accident in southeast
Police said that at around 7:50 a.m., a witness in 5500 block of Fifth Street S.E. saw a bloody adult woman crawling in traffic.
The injured woman indicated that a friend was trapped inside the yard of a local business.
Police say they were able to locate a severely injured man trapped under some overturned pallets.
Police and fire crews were able to lift the pallets off the man and pull him out.
Both victims were transported to hospital in critical condition.
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