ZHENG Shun Liu, a 52-year-old man, was killed on Sunday after the wall of a septic tank he was working on collapsed on him.

In a press release, police said the fatal incident occurred at about 09:55hrs at the Eccles Industrial Site, East Bank Demerara.

“Inquiries disclosed that on the mentioned date and time, Zheng Shun Liu, an employee of ‘L and P Construction’ company, was working alone inside a septic tank that is being built at a bond that is under construction.

“It is alleged that the wall on the western side of the tank collapsed, pinning Zheng. Other workers at the site rendered assistance, and managed to remove him from the tank,” the release said, adding that a doctor later pronounced him dead at the scene.

The scene was processed by detectives and Crime Scene Investigators, and the body examined for marks of violence. Injuries were seen on the left side of Zheng’s body.

The body of the deceased was thereafter escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, to await a post-mortem examination.

Investigations are ongoing, police said.