The incident took place at around 10.45am on Tuesday along Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Shortly afterwards, the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS) reported that emergency responders, including the Emergency Medical Assistance Service (SAMU) and local rescue centre personnel, successfully rescued the two injured individuals.
The police have confirmed to RTL that one of the two men involved in the accident was fatally injured. The man was reportedly hit by an excavator that had overturned on the construction site.
The precise circumstances surrounding this incident will be determined by the Inspectorate of Labour and Mines (ITM), whose team has visited the site for further investigation.
Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte is closed to traffic for 14 months due to major civil engineering works, the construction of the future rapid tram stop, as well as that of an access ramp for the new Cactus supermarket, which is currently under construction.
In Bertrange, a cyclist was hit and injured at around 10am on Tuesday morning. He was treated by the SAMU unit from Luxembourg City and firefighters from the Mamer rescue centre.
A collision between two cars in Strassen shortly before 11am left one person injured.
In Boevange-sur-Attert, one person was injured shortly before 6am on Tuesday, after a car crashed into a ditch.
