Young person falls into a manhole in Palermo, rushed to hospital in critical condition

Last Updated: March 5, 2024

Sprofonda in una botola a Palermo, giovane trasportato in codice rosso in ospedale

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A 28-year-old man fell into a manhole on a sidewalk in via Crociferi in Palermo. The man was walking when the metal sheet covering the manhole gave way and he fell approximately six meters. Firefighters and the Saf unit had to intervene to rescue him and bring him back to the surface using a harness.

The firefighters handed him over to the emergency medical services, who transported him to the Civico hospital in critical condition. The municipal police also arrived to conduct investigations and determine why the manhole was covered by a metal sheet instead of a metal grid fixed to the sidewalk.