– What has happened is that the two men have had something heavy come over them. A man in his 20s first received primary care here and was then taken to Umeå. The other man, who is in his 60s, died at our place despite intensive attempts to revive him, says Fredrik Degerstedt, surgeon at Skellefteå hospital.
The accident, in which another man was also seriously injured, occurred on Thursday afternoon. According to medical leaders on site, the men had suffered crushing and crushing injuries.
– What we know is that a fork stand fell on two people, said Sanna Bäckström, communicator at Northvolt, later in the evening.
The police are now investigating the incident and the investigation is led by prosecutors at the national unit for environmental and work environment cases.
The deceased man’s next of kin have been notified. The condition of the man being cared for in Umeå is serious, but stable.