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Buckeye fire crews rescue man from excavation site

The man suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was taken to a trauma center after Thursday’s 2 p.m. call. No cause was given.

Buckeye Fire-Medical (Photo via City of Buckeye)...

Buckeye Fire-Medical (Photo via City of Buckeye)

(Photo via City of Buckeye)

A man was hospitalized with multiple traumatic injuries Thursday afternoon after an emergency at an excavation site in Buckeye, city officials said.

Buckeye Fire-Medical-Rescue crews and regional automatic aid partners responded just after 2 p.m. to the site near Vineyard Road and 23rd Avenue.

Crews removed the adult man from the excavation site.

Paramedics treated him at the scene before he was taken to a trauma center.

His condition was not released.

The city said it had no other details on what led to the emergency.

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