2023-08-04 18:07:54
Five workers from the autonomous port of Bordeaux are “in serious condition” after the fall of a construction platform on Friday August 4, learned Agence France-Presse from the prefecture and the firefighters of Gironde. According to the latter, who intervened around 10 a.m., these five men aged 21 to 40 were hospitalized in “absolute urgency” at the Bordeaux University Hospital, including one evacuated by helicopter. The victims “were transported in serious condition”confirmed the prefecture.
According to the newspaper South West, the nacelle was about ten meters above the ground when it tipped over. The accident occurred on the quays of Bassens, north of Bordeaux. The Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune, addressed on X (formerly Twitter) “all [ses] thoughts of the injured workers, some of them seriously, as well as their colleagues and loved ones.. An investigation has been opened.
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