Person Sleeping in Berlin Trash Container Dies During Collection

The individual was fatally injured after being caught in a garbage truck's mechanism during a routine pickup in the city center.

The incident occurred early Monday morning in Berlin-Mitte's Rosenstraße area when a large recycling container was being emptied.
The person, who had apparently been sleeping in the container, was discovered after the garbage truck's operators heard cries for help.
Firefighters had to cut openings into the garbage truck to assess the situation, but the individual was pronounced dead at the scene.
The garbage truck was transported to a recycling facility for further efforts to recover the body and the container.
The identity of the deceased and the circumstances leading to their presence in the container remain under investigation by the police.