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Tragedy near Hohenkirchen: homeless man dies in tractor mower
In a tragic accident in Hohenkirchen, northwest Mecklenburg, a man, presumably homeless, died at the hands of a tractor.
Tragedy near Hohenkirchen: homeless man dies in tractor mower
A tragic incident occurred on September 4th in Hohenkirchen, northwest Mecklenburg. A man died in a horrific accident involving farm machinery while lying on a cut-out strip. Loud Baltic Sea newspaper The accident happened shortly before 11 a.m. when the man, possibly a homeless person, was lying on the grass on a ten-meter-wide decommissioning strip and was probably sleeping.
The tractor driver did not notice the sleeping man because the vegetation around him was over 1.30 meters high. Tragically, the man was hit by the tractor's mower while the driver, blind to what lay ahead, crossed a knoll between Hohenkirchen and the Wohlenberger Wiek (Ostsee Zeitung). Rescue workers reported that the man suffered severe head injuries in the impact, which were believed to be immediately fatal.
Another incident in the region
This incident is not the first of its kind. A similar accident occurred near Dabel when a tractor driver spotted a woman lying in the field in time. The woman was apparently in a psychological state of emergency and was taken to hospital by the emergency services Northern Courier reported. Here the tractor driver prevented another bad incident with his prudence.
Unfortunately, it remains unclear why the man who died near Hohenkirchen on Thursday did not hear the tractor or perceive that danger was imminent. Another aspect of concern is the high number of accidents in agriculture in general. Loud Agriculture Today Gardening and landscaping work is particularly dangerous, and the number of accidents is alarming.
The Dangers of Agriculture
Agriculture recorded over 13,000 accidents last year, more than 20 percent of which occurred in forestry work and crop production. It is clear that this industry poses high risks not only from animal husbandry, but also from machinery and equipment. Maintenance work and general operation of machinery also pose a significant risk. Such incidents are an urgent call to improve safety precautions in agriculture.
The identity of the tragic accident victim in Hohenkirchen has not yet been fully clarified. Despite the discovery of personal papers, the severe head injuries made identification difficult. Police continue to investigate the circumstances of the accident and hope to shed light on the matter in order to provide the victim's relatives with the necessary information.