The 31-year-old man died this Thursday as a result of an industrial accident at a landfill in Viana do Castelo, police sources told Lusa.
The accident alert was issued at 19:25 due to an industrial accident at the Resulima landfill in the parish of Vila Fria, Viana do Castelo.
A GNR source told Lusa that the worker was maneuvering a forklift to unload material from the truck.
“During the maneuver, the car overturned. Despite the fact that he was trapped, he left on his own, he was helped on the spot, but in the end he died,” the same source explained.
The Alto Minho sub-regional command told Lusa that death was pronounced at the scene.
Personnel from the Viana do Castelo fire department, the Alto Minho Ambulance and Resuscitation (VMER), INEM and GNR ambulances were present at the incident.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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