Accident in the Zillertal

Tinsmith (41) slipped and fell from roof

A fatal accident at work on Thursday afternoon in the Tyrolean Zillertal: a 41-year-old tinsmith slipped and fell several meters from a roof. The local man suffered serious injuries and had to be flown by helicopter to Innsbruck Hospital.

The accident happened at around 2.30 pm in Mayrhofen. The 41-year-old local man was working on a building with tinsmith work when he slipped on the wet roof and fell about two and a half meters.

Taken to hospital by helicopter
"The man suffered serious injuries to his left ankle," reported the police. After first aid at the scene of the accident, he was flown to Innsbruck Hospital by the emergency helicopter "Heli 4".