Fatal forestry accident

Styrian man (67) was run over by tree trunks

A terrible accident on Friday in Bad Aussee: a Styrian man (67) was run over by several tree trunks during forestry work. He had no chance and died.

An accident during forestry work in his own forest proved fatal for a 67-year-old Styrian man in Bad Aussee (Liezen district) on Friday afternoon.

The man was depositing felled tree trunks on a sloping meadow and continued his work on a forest road below. When the logs later started to roll and hit the 67-year-old's upper body, he suffered such serious injuries that he died.

When the man did not come home that evening, his wife asked a neighbor to go and check. The neighbor found the victim; an emergency doctor who was called could only determine his death.