Worker (46) died after falling from an aerial work platform on the playground of Ghent secondary school: “Lessons will not take place tomorrow”

A worker died in an industrial accident on the playground of the GO Atheneum in Mariakerke, a district of Ghent, on Wednesday afternoon. The man fell from an aerial work platform for unknown reasons. He died instantly. Many students were present at school because a Mathematics Olympiad was taking place at that time. “Tomorrow, the teachers and management have been invited to discuss the incident,” says Eva Monsaert, spokeswoman for GO! school group Ghent, know.

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