Two workers dead and one seriously injured this morning in Noverasco di Opera, in the Milan area .
The three were working on the pruning of tall trees in a golf club, so they were on an aerial platform several meters above the ground in a basket supported by a mechanical arm, when the latter gave way causing them to crash to the ground.
The terrible accident took place inside the "Le Rovedine" golf club, in via Carl Marx 16, just before 10.
The firefighters had to disengage the injured man from the remains of the platform. Then the 118 transported him in red code to the Milanese hospital of Niguarda. For the other two, however, there was nothing they could do, they died instantly.
On the spot the helicopter rescue, the 118 vehicles, the firefighters and the police forces who have started the investigations to ascertain what happened and identify any responsibilities.
(Unioneonline/L)
