A tragic event rocked the city of Montevideo this Monday when a 49-year-old woman died later being crushed by a crane He fell on the sidewalk he was walking on.

The incident occurred around 9 am when the victim was walking down the block where the acquaintance is located. new mall From Uruguay.

The company Leal Técnicas Vertical, to which it was contracted clean the facade of the mall where, among other shops, the Geant hypermarket is located.

For this task, and to facilitate reaching heights, they had chosen to use the forklift in question, which was driven Of the owner of the company Service provider.

The work proceeded normally. However, this Monday, when his lifting arm was removing stains from the wall about 20 meters high, heavy machinery has lost stability and fell to the sidewalk.

His downfall, which occurred for reasons that are still today I’m under investigationno, it was just above three passers-by who were walking down the block from the mall located at Av. Luis Alberto de Herrera 3365.

These are a woman of 49 years old who was crushed by the car and died instantly; it’s a 45 year old man which together with a 19 years was left wound.

The driver of the tow truck was also injured. In this sense, both he and the rest of the surviving victims were quickly treated by the medical personnel and firefighters who arrived at the scene.

The owner of the crane fell on deaf ears

The two pedestrians were transferred to the sanatorium of the State Insurance Fund, while the owner of the company that fell on deaf ears he was “admitted for observation by the Uruguayan doctor”.

According to the local newspaper El País, the man – whose identity was not disclosed – “entered the sanatorium through an emergency door and cannot receive visitors”.

For this reason, the company pointed out to the aforementioned newspaper that “the crane papers were in order”but who have not yet been able to speak to the owner.

The matter is being examined by the Uruguayan Ministry of Labor and Social Security.

In dialogue with El País, Minister Pablo Mieres said: “When we inspect, we check that the machinery and equipment are working properly, but we do not keep records. We understand that this is competence of the administration“, the official stressed.

Similarly, the ministry’s labor inspector reported that “having been an event with serious consequences, it is on file”.

Regarding the investigation, he explained: “It includes the summons to associated companies provide pertinent information, with which a report will be made which will be sent to the Legal and will lead to a ‘long administrative process'”.