«Tell us how our father died»

FONTANELLE – «He always operated that crane, he was an expert, we don’t understand how it could have happened». His relatives and acquaintances are incredulous Ivo Bellotto, the 68-year-old from Lutrano di Fontanelle who died yesterday in Fiume Veneto hit by the forks of the crane he was operating and then fell from the bed of the truck, causing very serious injuries, which took his life in just a few minutes. His wife and son arrived immediately when the terrible call came from the Pordenone feed company. “They were speechless, in disbelief” reported the rescuers who tried to express words for gold and for their colleagues at Biemme Costruzioni of Fontanelle, a company for which Bellotto, a retired former haulier who continued to collaborate with the brothers’ company, worked. Basset. He was working with a crane placed on a truck, carrying out maneuvers that he knew very well: at a certain point he was thrown to the ground from the box where he was working, hit by the trolley which had remained on the crane with which he had to lift some sheet metal, which was then damaged Earth.

THE RESCUERS
Following the blow, Bellotto was thrown to the floor. As a result of the violent impact, the man went into cardiac arrest. In addition to the health workers, the firefighters and the carabinieri intervened on site. «I went to bring the community’s condolences to his wife and children, says the mayor Maurina Sessolo. I met the son, but it was really a very brief moment. In situations like this, after all, there are no words. I expressed the closeness of the entire community to the family. I knew him, he lived in Lutrano where I also live, I happened to meet him: it was always pleasant to stop and have a chat with him. I am very saddened.” «There is little to comment on, adds Steven Poletto, vice mayor. There is a man who at 68 years old was still working, actively contributing to the progress of the community. I wonder how it is possible to die like this, while he works to continue to support his family. It’s a question that has tormented me since I learned of the accident and to which I can’t give myself an answer.”

THE FAMILY

Married to Mrs. Carmen, a married daughter who made him a grandfather, a son who still lives with his parents, Ivo Bellotto was a hard-working man. He lived in a small villa in via Roma in Lutrano, next to his brother Vittorino’s house. «I knew him very well says Ezio Dan, former mayor of Fontanelle -. They called me to tell me what had happened, when I found out about the accident I was out for work. I stopped the car, I didn’t even want to drive anymore. He was in the same class as me, from ’55. He drove trucks all his life as a truck driver. He then retired but being a pensioner wasn’t for him. So he began collaborating with the Basset brothers’ Biemme company. At work he was a calm and prudent man, never bold. Rather, it took him two hours longer to carry out a task but he didn’t take risks, it just wasn’t in his character. I am very sorry for this misfortune, I am close to his family.” «He was a person on whom you could completely rely – they say from Biemme Costruzioni of the Basset brothers -. We have known Ivo Bellotto all our lives, even before he came to collaborate with us, since he was still a truck driver. After retiring he started working for us, let’s point out that everything was in order. He knew how to operate the crane very well, we can’t explain what happened.” It remains to be understood what may have happened, probably the investigations of the judicial authorities will be able to shed light on what happened. Another white death that shakes the Treviso community, another empty place in the ranks of those who work to support their family and live as honest citizens.

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