Coimbra truck driver dies crushed by crane in Switzerland

Mário Cardadeiro, 53 years old and from Coimbra, died on Wednesday, September 2, in Switzerland. The Portuguese truck driver was crushed by a crane during a workplace accident. The victim had been a resident in Swiss territory for several years, where he worked as a heavy goods vehicle driver. The accident occurred while Mário Cardadeiro was carrying out his professional activity in the Alpine country. The news of the Coimbra man's death reached Portugal through the media, causing shock in the Portuguese emigrant community in Switzerland.