A 25-year-old man was seriously injured on Friday when a lifting platform used to trim trees fell in Vila Franca da Serra, in the municipality of Gouveia.
“The worker was working inside the crane basket at a height of about eight meters when at 10:50 a.m., for unknown reasons, the vehicle fell onto the slope, throwing him to the ground and causing multiple fractures in his bones and head,” he said. morning Post source from the Civil Protection Service of Beiras and Serra da Estrela.
The PNS, the fire service of Gouveia and the VMER of Guarda were mobilized to the scene of the incident, a total of 12 operational employees and three vehicles.
The victim was taken by helicopter to the hospital and university center of Coimbra.
Author: Mario Freire This Alexander Salgueiro
Source: CM Jornal
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