Evia: A truck fell into a 30-meter cliff – the driver is dead, a 12-year-old is in the hospital (photos)

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The 12-year-old was slightly injured and was rescued by the Fire Department – Investigation into the causes of the accident

A 62-year-old man died and a 12-year-old boy was injured at noon on Saturday when the truck he was driving veered off its course and fell down a 30-meter cliff, in Northern Evia.

The truck was traveling on a country road near the village of Agios in northern Evia. For an unknown reason, the 62-year-old driver lost control and the truck fell down a 30-meter cliff, reports the lamiareport.gr.

The firefighters from the Istiaia Station who rushed to the scene recovered the driver, who was very seriously injured, and also a 12-year-old boy, who was also riding in the truck, who was also injured, but more lightly. The information states that the child is a friend of the driver’s family.

Unfortunately, the 62 years old He breathed his last at the Istias Hospital where he had been transported by his ambulance ECAVwhile the child was taken to the Children’s Hospital in Athens and according to information his life is not in danger.

The unfortunate driver was a professional from Really and was engaged in drilling.

A preliminary investigation into the exact circumstances is being carried out by the AT. Istiaias.

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