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Tragedy in Klagenfurt: 35-year-old died in telehandler accident
A 35-year-old man had a fatal accident with a telehandler in Klagenfurt-Land. Mother found him and alerted the emergency services.
Tragedy in Klagenfurt: 35-year-old died in telehandler accident
On the night of Friday, July 11, 2025, a tragic accident occurred in the Klagenfurt-Land district, in which a 35-year-old man died. The accident took place at around 2am on a local road as the man was driving a telehandler. According to information from Click Carinthia he hit the shoulder with the right wheels of the vehicle, which gave way under the weight of the telehandler.
The telehandler then tipped around five meters over an embankment into an adjacent corn field and remained on its side. The accident victim was trapped in the driver's cab, specifically in the B-pillar area. His 59-year-old mother went looking for him and eventually discovered him. Now she had to alert the emergency services immediately. Despite the rapid intervention of the rescue workers, the emergency doctor could only determine that the man was dead. A total of three fire departments with 50 emergency services were on site, including the Kappel an der Drau fire department, which was alerted at 3:30 a.m. Operations manager Richard Koschat reported that many fire department members knew the casualty personally, which made the operation particularly emotionally stressful Small newspaper reported.
Handling industrial trucks
Unfortunately, accidents involving industrial trucks, such as the telehandler in this case, are not uncommon. Handling such machines is often considered dangerous, which is why appropriate training and education is of great importance. Training to become a trainer for industrial trucks, which lasts two days, for example, imparts important pedagogical knowledge as well as the methodological basis for teaching. Technical aspects such as legal requirements, technical aspects and the physical principles of handling such machines are also discussed, as shown on Forklift Schmidt is explained.
To ensure safety when using telehandlers and similar equipment, it is essential that operators take both theoretical and practical exams. Ultimately, better training could help prevent such tragic accidents in the future.