“Serious conditions” Bad accident, involving a 28-year-old young man, a shocked community: where and what happened

A 28-year-old young man hospitalized in serious condition: what happened

The Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo was the scene of a serious accident this morning involving two people. The events occurred around 12.14 this morning, Tuesday 16 April, when some wooden panels flew from a shed under construction, located on the ninth floor of a building in Via Martiri Palestinesi at number 7. The materials fell. in the courtyard below, hitting a 28-year-old young man who was in that place at the time.

The boy suffered a head injury and a facial injury. He was rushed to the Cinisello Balsamo hospital and his condition was described as very serious. Another worker, a man of 66 yearsi, was injured while trying to rescue the young man, suffering trauma to his back and leg. He was also transferred to hospital at Niguarda, but in less serious conditions.

During the rescue intervention, both the 118 healthcare staff and the firefighters and local police officers intervened. The latter are working to reconstruct the exact dynamics of the accident, in order to ascertain any responsibilities linked to failure to comply with safety regulations on the construction site. There could be criminal consequences for the company responsible for the work in progress if any failure to comply with the anchoring and conservation of the panels is found.

At the moment, it is not yet clear what the could be causes which led to the failure of the panels on the roof and the resulting damaging episode.

There is no news on the fate of the 28 years old who is still hospitalized with a reserved prognosis. It is hoped that the intervention of the competent authorities will bring to light all the elements necessary to clarify what happened and to guarantee and sincerely hope that episodes of this kind will not be repeated in the future.