Man dies in wall collapse

A 56-year-old man has died after a brick wall collapsed on him at a residential building site at Ballarat this morning.

It is believed the Mount Pleasant site was undergoing demolition works when the incident occurred before 9am.

WorkSafe is investigating.

The fatality brings the number of workplace deaths this year to 17, which is one more than at the same time last year.

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