It was cyclists passing by who gave the alert. On Saturday, shortly before 4 p.m., mountain bikers saw the inert body of a man trapped under a lawn tractor that had overturned on the edge of a road in Durtal, near Angers.
According to West FranceThe victim was already dead when paramedics arrived. Firefighters were unable to resuscitate him. The 60-year-old man had probably been dead for several hours when he was discovered. It is not yet known under what circumstances the machine turned over.
In France, more than 20,000 deaths are recorded each year. related to everyday life accidents. More than a third of these dramas take place in the garden and often concern an elderly population.