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Worker, 61, Killed by Heavy Machine on B317 Construction Site in Black Forest

Police are probing the cause at the cordoned site.

Overview

  • The fatal accident happened around 11:00 on 7 October between Todtnau-Fahl and Feldberg in the Southern Black Forest.
  • Police reported the man was overrun by a construction machine weighing more than five tonnes.
  • Ambulance crews and a rescue helicopter responded, but the worker died at the scene.
  • The construction area was separated from public road traffic, and no passing motorists were involved.
  • Verkehrspolizei Weil am Rhein is investigating the circumstances, and German Red Cross teams provided support to coworkers.