A 66-year-old man died in a tragic accident on his property, late Tuesday morning, in Fréterive (Savoie).

The victim was operating a gas pallet truck when the tragedy occurred, reports Le Dauphiné Libéré.

One of the machine's forks hit a low wall.

The aircraft then flipped over.

The sexagenarian found himself trapped under the pallet truck.

An open investigation

The emergency services were alerted.

The firefighters and the Samu were dispatched to the scene to take care of the victim but she was already dead when they arrived.

An investigation was opened by the gendarmerie to determine the circumstances of the facts.

Last month, in Drôme, a company employee died while driving a forklift.

The machine tipped over and the young man was crushed by the machine.

In Sarthe, an employee dies crushed by a tray from his truck

A 40-year-old worker dies crushed by a dumpster in Gironde

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