58-year-old worker dies in workplace accident in Alcalá de Henares

An operator lost his life after being crushed by a crane's bucket at a construction site.

Generic image of a construction site in Alcalá de Henares with heavy machinery.
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Generic image of a construction site in Alcalá de Henares with heavy machinery.

A 58-year-old operator tragically died this Friday in a workplace accident that occurred at a residential building site on Francisco Antón street in Alcalá de Henares.

The incident took place this morning when the victim was crushed by a crane's bucket while carrying out his duties. The 112 emergency service of the Community of Madrid received the alert at 9:25 AM.
SUMMA medical personnel were quickly dispatched to the scene of the accident but could only confirm the worker's death. The National Police have launched an investigation to clarify the exact circumstances surrounding this fatal event.