A tragedy has occurred in Sydney, Australia. The rescue workers are stunned. A flying gas bottle fatally hit a man.
- A man was killed by a gas bottle.
- The fatal accident occurred during a thunderstorm.
- Police and rescue workers are shocked.
Sydney - A man was killed by a gas bottle flying around during a thunderstorm in Sydney. The nine-kilo container fell on the 37-year-old man near the port bridge on Wednesday, the police said. According to the rescue workers, he died in the hospital.
Ambulance chief Kath Rallings spoke of an accident that happens “once in a million” cases. It was a tragedy for the relatives of the man. The police called on the residents of the area to look for missing gas bottles on their balconies.
Heavy storms had swept across the Australian coastal city. In the state of New South Wales, whose capital is Sydney, 65,000 households were without electricity.
dpa
