Horror in Upper Austria: Two excavator operators were buried and killed in a rock fall on Wednesday morning.
A large-scale operation by the rescue services has been underway in Steyr-Christkindl since about 10:20 am. When securing work on a rock face, the ground gave way along with huge boulders and thundered down. According to initial reports, two excavator operators were hit by the rubble, buried and killed.
Several homes had to be evacuated and no other casualties or injuries are currently known. Four fire brigades from Steyr and Gaflenz are on site for the rescue measures, plus the Red Cross with two ambulances and the emergency doctor, the crisis intervention team has also been alerted and is taking care of witnesses and next of kin. krone.at will report as soon as more information becomes available.
Source: Krone
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