A 42-year-old worker dies in Arribe. He was the fifth employee to die in Euskal Herria in 2024. The Foral Police reports that it has fallen from a height of eight meters while working in a house. Emergency services go to the scene of the accident at 09:00, but the man was already dead. The body will be sent to the Navarro Institute of Legal Medicine at autopsy.
On Sunday, a 55-year-old worker dies in Muxika working with the tractor. Emergency services go to the scene of the accident but have been unable to do anything. The Basque Government Department of Security reports that the accident occurred in the Ormaetxe district at 15:15 hours. The Ertzaintza has expanded the investigation into the case.
Five deaths since the beginning of the year
The fourth and fifth occupational deaths this year have been Muxika and Arriba. The first ones took place last Tuesday in Santurtzi and Trapagaran. The third took place on Wednesday in Funes. A 44-year-old man died in a car accident after his vehicle left the road, turned and was trapped inside. The emergency services managed to get the man out of the car, but they could do nothing even though they tried to revive him.