In a field in Stężyca (Lublin Province), a combine harvester operator caught a power line with his basket. A 56-year-old and a 62-year-old man who were working on the harvest of green beans died as a result of the electrocution. The driver was not hurt. The police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
The tragedy occurred on Tuesday (6 August) at around 3 p.m. in the town of Stężyca in Ryki County.
“According to the police findings, during the harvesting of green beans, the combine harvester operator touched a power line with his basket. As a result, two employees: a 56-year-old resident of Dęblin and a 62-year-old resident of Ryki County, were electrocuted,” wrote junior cadet Małgorzata Skowrońska from the Provincial Police Headquarters in Lublin in a statement.
The tragedy occurred during the harvest of green beans.Lublin Police
The driver was sober
Despite lengthy resuscitation, the men's lives could not be saved. The 59-year-old combine operator was sober and uninjured.
“Police officers worked at the scene under the supervision of the prosecutor's office. The bodies were secured for autopsy,” the policewoman noted.
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A combine harvester operator caught the basket on a power line Lublin Police
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