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Construction Worker Dies After Wheel Loader Accident in Hamburg

The State Criminal Police Office has taken over the inquiry to establish how the collision occurred.

Overview

  • A male worker was fatally injured at a construction site on Neue Rabenstraße in Rotherbaum, with emergency services called at about 11:45 a.m. on Monday.
  • Police say a wheel loader was involved in the incident but have not confirmed whether the man was run over or how the collision happened.
  • Rescue teams arrived quickly but were unable to save the worker and no other serious injuries have been reported.
  • The Landeskriminalamt is conducting a formal criminal and forensic investigation to reconstruct the sequence of events.
  • A Deutsches Rotes Kreuz crisis-intervention team is supporting colleagues on site and authorities may review site safety and procedures depending on the probe’s findings.