Tragic tractor accident: farmer dies in Niederkappel!

Tragic tractor accident: farmer dies in Niederkappel!

A tragic incident shook the municipality of Niederkappel in the afternoon of March 20, 2025 when a 44-year-old farmer died tragically in an accident with his tractor. The agricultural vehicle overturned on a steep meadow area. The farmer was caught underneath, and despite the quick reaction of several rescue workers, only death could be determined, as ooe.orf.at reported.

Around 1 p.m. the fire brigades Niederkappel, Lembach in the Mühlkreis and Putzleinsdorf alerted the site. Jakob Pumberger, commander of the Niederkappel volunteer fire brigade, stated that the rescue workers had to free the driver from his predicament. Unfortunately, every help was too late: neither the emergency doctor nor the helicopter crew were able to save the farmer. This is already the second fatal incident within a short time in the Upper Mühlviertel, since a 58-year-old farmer in the Innviertel only died a few days ago as a result of a similar misfortune when he was crushed by a winch, such as meinzirk.at reported.