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Hamburg University Hospital: A man fell into a construction pit on the UKE premises

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A man fell into an eight meter deep construction pit in Hamburg on Monday night and was seriously injured.

The accident happened on the grounds of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE).

A fire department spokesman said the 30-year-old man fell into the pit of a new building on the hospital grounds for reasons that were initially unclear.

It took over an hour to rescue the man because he was difficult to reach at the bottom of the pit.

The man was then taken to the nearby hospital.

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