Worker dies after being rescued from partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome

Romanian worker was taken to hospital in serious condition' after being saved from Torre dei Conti rubble, but died soon after

A Romanian worker who was trapped for hours under rubble in Rome after the partial collapse of a medieval tower has died in hospital, just a short time after he was pulled free by emergency services.

I express deep sorrow and condolences, on behalf of myself and the government, for the tragic loss of Octay Stroici, the worker who was killed in the collapse of the Torre dei Conti in Rome," Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni said in a statement after midnight. We are close to his family and colleagues at this time of unspeakable suffering."