A man in his 60s has died after being hit by a tree in Härnösand. The man was working on clearing land in connection with storm Johannes, writes Tidningen Ångermanland.
The accident occurred at 4 p.m. and the man was employed by the company Hemab.
We have brought everyone who has been outside home, it is not safe to carry out any work in the field. This applies until the weather conditions improve, says Fredrik Olsson, Head of Customer and Marketing at Hemab, to SVT Västernorrland.
This is the second death on Saturday where a person was trapped under a falling tree.
A man in his 50s was out walking on a lighted trail at Kungsberget ski resort outside Sandviken when a tree was blown over in the storm, reported SVT Gävleborg.
The alarm was received by SOS Alarm at 1 p.m. The man was taken to hospital by ambulance with serious injuries, but his life could not be saved.
