A fatal industrial accident has occurred at BMW in Dingolfing.
A 55-year-old was trapped between two metal plates and died.
An accident has occurred on the BMW company premises in Dingolfing.
A 55-year-old employee was trapped between metal plates and died.
The cause is still unclear, but there are initial suspicions.
Dingolfing - On Saturday (September 26) there was a serious has
industrial accident
on a
company's premises in Dingolfing
occurred.
The police announced on Tuesday.
According to the
Passauer Neue Presse
, this is the
BMW
company premises
.
A 55-year-old man from
Simbach
succumbed to his serious injuries on site.
Fatal industrial accident at BMW in Dingolfing: man trapped between metal plates
The 55-year-old was
wedged
between two heavy
metal plates
, according to the
police
.
He died on the
spot
due to serious internal
injuries
.
The Landshut criminal police and public prosecutor's office have started
investigations against a 46-year-old employee
from the Dingolfing-Landau district on suspicion of negligent homicide.
An expert was involved in the investigation at the request of the public prosecutor.
The reason for the accident is currently still unclear, according to initial findings, “an
operator error by
the 46-year-old could be the
cause of the accident
.” The police announced.
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- Passauer Neue Presse (@pnp) September 29, 2020
Fatal industrial accident at BMW: the police report in full
“On Saturday an industrial accident occurred on company premises in Dingolfing, as a result of which a 55-year-old man from Simbach died from his serious injuries. The Landshut criminal police took over the investigation.
On Saturday morning, the 55-year-old was trapped between two heavy metal plates and died on site due to serious internal injuries. The Landshut criminal police and public prosecutor's office have started investigations against a 46-year-old employee from the Dingolfing-Landau district on suspicion of negligent homicide. At the request of the Landshut public prosecutor's office, an expert was also involved in the investigation. The reason for the accident is an ongoing investigation. According to current knowledge, an operator error by the 46-year-old could be the cause of the accident. "
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