A Moldavian worker died on Monday, May 22nd, at the Aqua Portimão Shopping Centre following a fall.
According to the authorities, the accident occurred at 2 pm today in the waste collection area.
The employee fell from a height "of between five and seven meters. This caused his death," according to an official statement.
Portimão Bombeiros, the emergency ambulance service and the Public Security Police were soon on the scene but there was nothing that could be done.
The police took charge and the incident will be reported to the authority that supervises working conditions, the Autoridade para as Condições do Trabalho.
