A tragic workplace accident occurred last night at the Colosseum: Andrea Moretti, a 22-year-old worker, lost his life. He was a rock climber—that is, a specialist in rope access and high-altitude work. Last night, he was working inside the Flavian Amphitheater, on the construction site for the monument’s new lighting system, when he fell from a height of about ten meters in the second tier. Ares 118 personnel, who responded to the scene, attempted to resuscitate him for a long time, but there was nothing that could be done to save the young man.
At the scene of the accident, which occurred shortly before midnight, Carabinieri from the Rome Central Company and the Investigative Unit arrived, along with the medical examiner, the on-duty prosecutor, and technicians from the labor inspectorate and the ASL Spresal, who will now have to reconstruct the sequence of events and determine whether safety procedures were followed. The area where the fall occurred has not been cordoned off, but remains the focus of the investigation.
As a sign of mourning, the Colosseum Archaeological Park has ordered the section where the accident occurred to be closed to the public for the entire day. Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli expressed his condolences for the young man’s death: “A tragic event that leaves us shocked and stunned,” he said. “The few words we can muster, we dedicate to Andrea, his family, and his loved ones: we extend our deepest, most heartfelt condolences to all in the face of the senseless death of a young man dedicated to his work.” It now remains to be clarified, through the ongoing investigation, what circumstances led to the fall.
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