Overview

• The accident occurred Friday morning on a maize field in Treuen’s Hartmannsgrün district near Alte Weißensander Straße.
• A 39-year-old man was operating the harvester when it struck the 85-year-old, who died at the scene despite rescue efforts.
• Authorities have launched investigations on suspicion of negligent homicide and have identified the machine’s operator.
• Police say it is not yet known why the victim was in the field, and they currently believe the two men did not know each other.
• Forensic work and inquiries are ongoing as investigators seek to establish the sequence of events and any contributing factors.