Bavaria: Construction worker seriously injured after falling from the second floor

Munich (dpa / lby) - A construction worker fell several meters in Munich and was seriously injured.

Bavaria: Construction worker seriously injured after falling from the second floor

Munich (dpa / lby) - A construction worker fell several meters in Munich and was seriously injured. The 43-year-old fell on a construction site from the second floor down to the basement of the unfinished house on Thursday, as the fire brigade announced on Friday. It was not known why the man fell, but the police are investigating.

With the help of a basket stretcher and a mobile crane, the called firefighters and the crane operator lifted the casualty down an empty stairwell to the ground floor. The seriously injured man had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance.