A construction worker died on Wednesday morning after falling off scaffolding at a building site in Rishon Lezion.

The United Hatzalah paramedic service said the worker, in his 30s, was declared dead at the scene on Lehi Street.

�When we arrived at the scene we found a construction worker suffering from a full-system trauma after having fallen from scaffolding while working,� a medic from the Hatzalah emergency service said. �Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead at the scene due to the severity of the injuries that he suffered.�

This was the third construction fatality to occur in Israel since the beginning of 2020.