At round quarter previous three within the afternoon, one of many partitions collapsed trapping the 2 employees. Quite a few emergency companies have been deployed to the scene, together with firefighters from the Puerto Rico Park Consortium, Mogán Policia Native, Safety Civil, Guardia Civil and a number of other ambulances from the SUC Canary Islands Emergency Service.
First responders on the scene confirmed the demise of one of many employees and proceeded to free the opposite, who has been critically injured and has been evacuated, in a medicalised helicopter to hospital, in keeping with sources on the scene.
The accident occurred on the Puerto Azul lodge in Puerto Rico.
The deceased, a middle-aged man, was initially from Telde, whereas the opposite critically injured employee is Moroccan, in keeping with sources consulted by reporters.
The critically wounded man has suffered a number of accidents and possible fractures to his decrease physique. A medicalised helicopter was mobilised to switch him to the hospital, in keeping with the 112 Canary Islands Authorities emergency coordination centre.
When firefighters arrived on the scene, between 60 and 70 employees had gathered and have been securing equipment and eradicating earth and different heavy supplies in order to facilitate the rescue efforts of first responders.
The preliminary data signifies {that a} retaining wall collapse when the 2 employees have been driving in a dump truck, leaving each buried.
Judicial Police are additionally in place to proceed with the elimination of the physique of the deceased man. Sources have indicated that the Labour Inspectorate has been knowledgeable of this afternoons tragic occasions.
Un fallecido y un herido grave en un accidente en una obra en Mogán #GRANCANARIA https://t.co/s2bbVdWb3L pic.twitter.com/QO3RvWqsHc
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