One man lost his life after a trench wall collapsed on him during a construction project in rural Northern Virginia on Wednesday.

It happened around 10 AM in Berryville, Virginia, a Clarke County community located just east of Winchester.

The Clarke County Sheriff's Office said that the man had been digging a trench for a utility line on some private property while it collapsed at the site.

Authorities informed that the man was trapped seven feet below the surface.

Emergency crews from Northern Virginia traveled to Berryville to rescue the man. Chief Deputy Travis Sumption, of Clarke County Sheriff's Office, told that a Fairfax County doctor even flew to the scene by helicopter.

But it was not enough to save the man's life. Sumption said that the man was pronounced dead around 12:30 PM

Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been investigating the cause of the accident.

Police has not yet released the worker's name. They said that they have still been working to tell the family about his death.

By Prakriti neogi