- The police are investigating two tragic deaths during forest work in the Banskobystrica region.
- On Tuesday, a 47-year-old man died in the forest near the village of Píla.
- On Monday, a 60-year-old man died near Moštenica after a tree fell.
The police are investigating two tragic incidents related to forest work that took place over the course of two days in the Banskobystrica region. On Tuesday, a man lost his life in the forest near the village of Píla in the district of Lučenec, on Monday (January 26) a tragedy occurred near Moštenica near Banská Bystrica. The Regional Directorate of the Police Force in Banská Bystrica informed about this on the social network.
A 47-year-old man suffered a serious injury during logging in the forest near the village of Píla on Tuesday. According to the police, the rescuers who were called were unable to help him. “In a short time, this is already the second tragedy in connection with forest works. Yesterday, a 60-year-old man was fatally injured by a falling tree. The accident happened in the forest near the village of Moštenica,” the police said.
In both cases, the police opened criminal proceedings for manslaughter. The circumstances of the cases are still under investigation.
