Near Nantes, a wall weighing several tons collapses on a worker

A man in his fifties was seriously injured this Monday, November 18, on a construction site on rue de la Hautière, in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, north of Nantes. A wall fell on the victim, who was freed by firefighters using a crane.

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A wall weighing several tonnes collapsed on a worker this Monday, November 18, in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, north of Nantes. The accident occurred around 3:30 p.m., on a construction site in progress, rue de la Hautière.

The victim, aged around fifty, was freed by firefighters. Rescue specialists in dangerous environments used a crane. Seriously injured, the worker was treated by SMUR teams at the Nantes University Hospital.