Crane collapse causes one death in Coimbra

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Crane collapse causes one death in Coimbra

For reasons still unknown, a crane fixed at a foundation construction site tipped over and the tip struck two workers on the ground.

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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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