Driver Fatally Struck While Removing Animal Carcass from Road in Ostallgäu

A 59-year-old man was hit by another vehicle after attempting to clear a badger he had accidentally run over on a dark road near Friesenried.

The incident occurred late on Friday evening in the Ostallgäu region of Germany, near the town of Friesenried.
The man had struck a badger with his car and stopped to remove the animal's body from the roadway.
While attempting to clear the carcass, the man was hit by an oncoming vehicle whose driver did not see him in the dark.
The 59-year-old victim died at the scene of the accident, according to police reports.
Authorities have not released further details about the second driver or any ongoing investigation into the incident.