A tragic incident occurred in the morning hours of Tuesday at a business construction site in the area of ​​Lamia.

According to lamianow.gr, one A 62-year-old male worker diedunder currently unknown circumstances while he was working on a building materials machine

As he describes the deputy commander of P.Y Fthiotida, Giorgos Kremmidas according to their first estimates, it is possible that some of his clothing was “absorbed” by the machine and then with its great power it pulled and the unfortunate man inside who probably died instantly.

“Around 08.00 in the morning we were alerted to a local business in the area of ​​Nea Magnesiaa 62-year-old Greek worker tried to grease huge gears that make building materials, according to a first estimate of ours, some of his clothes got caught in the gear he pulled him in and unfortunately tore him apart and we were faced with a hideous sight. With the assistance of the 7th EMAK and our own service of the Lamia Police Department, a very difficult operation was completed that lasted almost 2 hours.

We managed to free the unfortunate man, unfortunately dead. You know those gears are huge. We are talking about the machine having a circle that was over 3 meters in diameter. The power was immense. Unfortunately the unfortunate man could not resist. Unfortunately, the death occurred instantaneously”, Giorgos Kremmidas, deputy commander of the Fthiotidas police station, who was at the scene and coordinated the difficult operation, told Lamia Polis 87.7.

A preliminary investigation into the exact causes of the tragic incident is being carried out by the Lamia Police Department