Second accident

Farmer dead: Tractor plunged 100 meters!

A 53-year-old man had a fatal accident with his tractor in St. Johann im Pongau in Salzburg on Friday afternoon. It is not yet clear why the vehicle tipped over and fell 100 meters down a steep slope. The farming family was already hit by floods last year.

Tragedy without end: a St. Johann farmer (53) died in a tractor accident on Friday afternoon. For reasons as yet unexplained, he tipped over with his utility vehicle and fell down a steep slope. The tractor only came to rest 100 meters later after several rollovers.

Thrown out of the driver's cab
The St. Johann fire department reports: "The driver was thrown out of the driver's cab and was already being treated by the emergency medical team from the rescue helicopter and paramedics from the Red Cross when the firefighters arrived at the scene." All help came too late for the man, who succumbed to his serious injuries at the scene of the accident. 

Another shock for the family
The deceased leaves behind three children and a wife. The family had already suffered a severe shock last year when a mudslide hit the farm during a flood. The tragic death of the father of the family has made an already difficult situation even worse.