Antonio Russo died and two other workers were injured when the ground collapsed on the Naples metro construction site where they worked.
NAPLES – Another accident at work in Campania. This morning on the Naples metro construction site, in the Capodichino area, a worker lost his life and two others were seriously injured due to the subsidence of the ground. The victim Antonio Russo, 63 years old, remained buried under the rubble after the collapse. Rescuers who responded to the scene extracted the worker’s lifeless body. The two injured, however, were immediately transported to hospital: a 54-year-old with a head injury classified as red at the Ospedale del Mare and a 59-year-old with a bruised leg, also classified as red at Cardarelli.
The precise causes of the failure, which caused the collapse of part of the construction site, are yet to be ascertained. In addition to the firefighters and rescuers, the police are present on site to investigate the case and shed light on the incident.
The collapse in the construction site of the Naples metro where a worker died is the workplace accident, yet another in Campania, it has aroused deep condolence and anger among the workers and the unions, who denounce the precarious safety conditions on the construction sites and ask for clarify responsibilities.
The prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation to ascertain any negligence and omissions that may have caused the tragedy.
