Indaiatuba worker killed in demolition slab collapse

A 63-year-old worker, identified as Vicente de Paula Nogueira, died following a slab collapse during a demolition project in central Indaiatuba, São Paulo. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Monday, October 19.

The property owner reported that the worker had been hired for the demolition and was positioned on the slab when the structure gave way. After the collapse, Nogueira was trapped under concrete. Bystanders and the contractor managed to remove the debris, and while the victim was briefly conscious and expressing pain, he died before specialized emergency services arrived.

Police isolated the site for investigation by the Campinas Scientific Forensics team. The body was subsequently released to the Medical Legal Institute (IML), and the incident has been officially registered with the police.