Man dies after dropping heavy barbell on his chest while weightlifting
Horrifying CCTV footage showing the moment a man drops a heavy barbell onto his chest at the gym, devastatingly ending his life, has emerged.
Brazilian man, Ronald Montenegro, was lifting weights when the piece of gym equipment slipped out of his hands and crashed onto his chest.
Fellow gymgoers quickly rushed to the 55-year-old’s aid, but despite initially getting out from underneath the bar, he was seen collapsing to the ground seconds later.
The museum manager was rushed to hospital, but doctors reportedly could not do anything to save the “much-loved” dad, and he later succumbed to his injuries, The Sun reports.
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