The tragedy occurred on the evening of Sunday, November 3 in the territory of the commune of Espéraza. The victim was a mason and was preparing to retire at the end of this year 2024.
Terrible tragedy that cost the life of an Espérazannais who was working, it seems, in a field belonging to him on the territory of the commune. We are in the southwest of the Aude department, in the Haute Vallée. Sunday, November 3, it was around 11 p.m. that this person was found trapped under his tractor in a field. These are relatives who discovered him after looking for him for a short time.
Very quickly, firefighters from the Espéraza and Couiza rescue centers were mobilized on site to provide assistance to this man in very poor condition. Despite attempts to bring the man back to life, he died from his serious injuries. The victim is a 60-year-old resident of Espéraza. According to our information, the sixty-year-old worked as a mason and was preparing to retire at the end of 2024. The man was known to be “someone very good, helpful…” This Monday, November 4, the announcement of his sudden disappearance plunged the town of Espéraza into deep sadness.
