During forestry work

Death: 59-year-old man from Lungau killed by tree

Work ended fatally for a 59-year-old man on Wednesday morning. He was hit by a tree trunk in Hintergöriach in Lungau.

According to the police, four men were working in the forest in Hintergöriach in Lungau after a windthrow. A tree trunk hit a 59-year-old man so hard that he succumbed to his injuries.

The police have already ruled out the possibility of third-party negligence.