Mayor of Hunedoara Commune Dies After Tractor Overturns on Him
Translated from Romanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Damian Diniș, the 58-year-old mayor of Băița, Hunedoara County, died after a tractor overturned and trapped him underneath.
- Emergency services found him at the scene after police received the report at about 4:40 p.m. on Sept. 2.
- Investigators are examining the circumstances that caused the tractor to overturn.
Damian Diniș, mayor of Băița in Hunedoara County, died after the tractor he was driving overturned and trapped him beneath the vehicle.
The accident happened on land outside the public roads in the commune he administered. Police received a report at about 4:40 p.m. on Sept. 2. Emergency crews found the 58-year-old man trapped under the overturned tractor and confirmed his death at the scene.
Police officers from the Deva Municipal Police were notified on Sept. 2, around 4:40 p.m., about an incident in the commune of Băița in which a 58-year-old man apparently lost his life.
Hunedoara County police said initial checks indicated that the tractor overturned while Diniș was on the property. Investigators are continuing to establish exactly how the accident happened and what circumstances led to the vehicle overturning.
Diniș had led the local administration in Băița for several years.
Unfortunately, the person’s death was confirmed at the scene.
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Originally published by Adevărul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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