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Construction worker dies while doing equipment maintenance in N.H.

Police believe the incident was an accident.

CHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say a construction worker has died while performing maintenance on a piece of equipment near a housing development.

WMUR-TV reports Chester police said the incident happened at about 9:30 p.m. Monday in the sand pits behind the Mill Pine Village housing development.

Authorities say the worker was doing maintenance on a dragline crane. His name has not been released.

The state medical examiner has been called in. Police believe the incident was an accident.