Authorities say one crew member was able to escape while the other didn't make it during a trench collapse, which was approximately 8 feet deep.

A construction worker died Wednesday afternoon after an 8-foot trench collapsed at a southwest Houston Apartment Complex, according to a spokesperson for the Houston Fire Department. HFD spokesperson Richard Rawlings said a construction crew dug the trench to perform maintenance at the Stone River Apartments at 8901 Bisonnet St.

A crew was digging a hole on the property when it collapsed and trapped a worker. Houston Fire Department officials said the worker died at the scene.