Fatal electrical accident and bridge fall reported in Goiás

Two separate incidents involving injuries and death have been reported in the state of Goiás, Brazil.

In Formosa, a 44-year-old worker died after a metal scaffold made contact with high-voltage power lines during maintenance on a lighting pole at Praça Anísio Lobo. The electrical discharge caused the worker to fall and suffer cardiac arrest. Despite resuscitation efforts by medical professionals and emergency responders, he died after being transported to a health unit. A 23-year-old colleague was rescued from the scaffold after the power was disconnected; he was found conscious but disoriented with burns on his arm and was taken to the Hospital Estadual de Formosa.

In Colinas do Sul, military police rescued a man named José Ailton da Conceição after he fell approximately four meters from the Ponte do Ribeirão. Officers patrolling the area heard cries for help from the dense vegetation and located the victim unconscious with multiple injuries and head cuts. He was initially treated at the Hospital Municipal de Colinas do Sul before being transferred to the Hospital Estadual do Centro-Norte Goiano due to the severity of his injuries.