Crane accident in Coimbra leaves one dead and one seriously injured

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Crane accident in Coimbra leaves one dead and one seriously injured

A fixed crane at a foundation construction site tipped over, and its tip struck two workers on the ground, resulting in one death and one serious injury.

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The VMER (Viatura Médica de Emergência e Reanimação) is an emergency medical vehicle staffed by a doctor and a nurse, designed to provide advanced life support at the scene of an accident or medical crisis. These vehicles operate under the national emergency medical institute (Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica or INEM) and are dispatched to stabilize patients before transport to a hospital.

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