Styria: Worker Buried and Killed in Accident

Ein Arbeiter wurde in einer Baugrube verschüttet.
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A worker lost his life on Friday morning in Styria after being buried in a construction pit.
The 41-year-old was busy adjusting a sewer pipe in Wörschach in the Liezen district when the soil suddenly began to slide.
Worker in Styria died despite first aid measures
First responders, with the support of the Wörschach Volunteer Fire Department, managed to free the victim. Despite first aid measures and resuscitation attempts by an emergency doctor, the worker died at the accident site. The 41-year-old was from the Liezen district. The exact course of the accident is the subject of investigations, the Styrian police announced in a statement.
(APA/Red)
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