Construction accident at Vanier Complex:
MANHATTAN — Shortly after 10:30 a.m. K-State Police and emergency personnel from Manhattan Fire Department and Riley County EMS responded to the Vanier Football Complex construction site for a workplace accident. According to K-State Police Major Don Stubbings, the accident was the result of a concrete form falling onto a worker. One person was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center by EMS for non-life threatening injuries.
Eleven fire department personnel, three EMS and five police officers responded, along with members of the K-State environmental health and safety team. The environmental health and safety team is investigating the accident.