Gironde. A 73-year-old retiree dies while doing work in his garden

A 73-year-old man died while doing work in his garden in Avensan (Gironde), near Bordeaux, Saturday November 16. According to initial information, he found himself trapped under his mini-excavator after it capsized.

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A tragic accident occurred on Saturday November 16, 2024 in Avensan (Gironde), a town located north of Bordeaux. As reported France 3 New Aquitaine firefighters intervened around 6 p.m. to rescue a 73-year-old man who was doing work in his garden. He found himself trapped under the mini excavator he was driving

Neighbors alert his family

According to Bordeaux News neighbors witnessed the accident. They then warned the sixty-year-old's family, who managed to extract him from under the machine before help arrived. Unfortunately, they were unable to do anything to save the retiree who was in cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation was opened to determine the precise circumstances of the facts. According to the gendarmes cited by the regional channel, the man was in the process of “make a hole to build a slab with agricultural machinery” when it overturned. He would then have found himself trapped underneath.