End of the investigation

The reason for the work accident with two fatalities

The search for the buried victims lasted several hours.(Bild: Robert Loy)

On Shrove Tuesday, a trench collapsed during work in Gampern (Upper Austria). Three men were buried, two could only be rescued dead - including the boss of the construction company. For a long time, it was unclear how the disaster could have happened. The police investigation into the course of the accident has now been completed.

What happened on Shrove Tuesday in Gampern? There has been talk of this for some time, but now the Upper Austrian regional police directorate has confirmed why the trench collapsed.