Local NewsNews
Plantation worker killed in freak accident
A freak accident that occurred on a plantation off the R71 near Tzaneen claimed the life of a worker on Thursday afternoon
LIMPOPO – According to ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring, when the paramedics arrived on the scene they found the man lying underneath a tree surrounded by other workers.
“On closer inspection paramedics discovered that the man had already succumbed to his multiple fatal injuries… a large wound to his neck and chest.”
He was declared dead on the scene.
“It is understood that the man had been working with a chainsaw when it apparently slipped cutting his neck and chest,” added Meiring.
Local authorities were on the scene and investigations continue.
Read the full report on ER24
