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Avondale Sanitation Worker Dies

Kurt Krueger collapsed on the job; cause of death not known yet.

An Avondale Estates sanitation worker died Tuesday after collapsing on the job.

Kurt Krueger, 41, of Decatur collapsed midday Tuesday while picking up trash on Franklin Street,  Avondale City Manager Clai Brown said Friday.

Krueger was taken to DeKalb Medical Center where he died later that day, Brown said. 

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The cause of death has not been determined, said John Henson of the DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office. 

"Our hearts go out to his family and co-workers," Brown said. "It was very unexpected."

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