Tractor driver killed after boom hits power lines in Stalbe parish
In Stalbe parish, Cēsis municipality, a tractor driver died at the scene after the hydraulic manipulator boom caught power line wires. The State Police also reported 13 people injured in road accidents across Latvia on Saturday.
A tractor driver died in Stalbe parish, in Latvia's Cēsis municipality, on Saturday after the hydraulic manipulator boom of his tractor caught electricity line wires. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The State Police, which reported the incident, is still investigating the circumstances.
Road accident toll for the day
According to the State Police, 100 road traffic accidents were registered across Latvia on Saturday. One person was killed and 13 others were injured. The source does not state explicitly whether the person killed is the tractor driver, but only one fatality is mentioned in the report.
Where people were hurt
The largest number of casualties was in the Riga region, where ten people were injured in crashes. Two people were hurt in Vidzeme and one in Latgale. Two of those injured were pedestrians.
The State Police are still working to establish exactly how the tractor came into contact with the power lines in Stalbe parish. The police report gives no further details about the dead man's age, name or the working conditions at the time.
