At around 9 a.m., troopers responded to a report that a bucket truck had been knocked onto its side and into oncoming traffic on Memorial Drive, according to a statement from Massachusetts State Police. The worker - who was in the bucket at the time of the incident, Boston 25 News reports - was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.
Heartbroken family of Longford businessman killed in workplace accident suffers second 'unimaginable' loss days later The heartbroken family of a high-flying businessman who died in a workplace accident last week have been dealt a second "unimaginable" blow with the loss of his father in almost as many days. Michael Carrigy passed away on Saturday afternoon less than two days after his son lost his life in a tragic accident at his coach hire firm, Carrigy's Coaches, outside Ballinalee, Co Longford on Thursday morning.
Octav Stroici, 66, was rescued on Monday night after 11 hours under fallen masonry but died of his injuries at the city's Umberto I hospital. Romanian foreign affairs officials, who said he came from their country, thanked rescuers for their efforts to save him during a long, complex and delicate operation. Rome's council announced that a day of mourning for Stroici would be held on Wednesday.
A building has collapsed in central Madrid, on No. 4 Hileras Street of the Spanish capital. So far, four people are reported missing according to Madrid city officials, three men and one woman. The number of injured remains unclear. One of the injured was taken to hospital by ambulance with apparently serious bone fractures. At the scene, 11 units of the Madrid Fire Department were working following the partial collapse of several floors in the building, which was undergoing renovation.