Tragic accident: 25-year-old from scrap car crushed!

Tragic accident: 25-year-old from scrap car crushed!

Industriestraße, 8403 Lebring, Österreich - A tragic accident accident occurred on December 5, 2024 in the Leibnitz district when a 25-year-old man was buried under a fallen stack of scrap car. The young worker used a forklift in a company around 2:30 p.m. to park containers in a storage space on which there were also three scrap car stacked on top of each other. Suddenly the compressed stack fell and fell on him when he was probably near the lifting truck. This reported both today.at and Steiermark.orf.at.

His colleagues only noticed the incident after a while and made immediate rescue attempts. They liberated the man and provided first aid, but the rescue workers arrived, including a rescue helicopter and an emergency doctor, could only find the death of the young man. The labor inspectorate and a crisis intervention team were also on site and initiated further investigations to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident, as reported today.

Investigations and reactions

The fatal accident not only has an impact on the company's employees, but also attracts public attention. Both the police and security authorities will take a close look at the conditions that led to this tragic incident. The investigation is still at the beginning, and the shock waves will be noticeable long after the loss, as Styria.orf.at found.