Tree Trimming Accident Proves Deadly

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police say one utility worker has died and another was hurt in a power lines accident while trimming some trees.

Investigators say the electrical accident happened as the contract crew was working in a residential neighborhood.

The Houston Fire Department says the person who died was electrocuted. Details on the injured worker weren't immediately available.

Names of the victims weren't immediately released. A message left with a company believed to employ the workers wasn't immediately returned Monday.