Farmer killed by bull in Bolzano
The Local Italy - [email protected]
Published: 28 May, 2014 CET.
Updated: Wed 28 May 2014 17:10 CET
A 75-year-old farmer from the northern Italian province of Bolzano has died after being knocked down by a bull.
The woman, named as Erna Stocker by the local news website Alto Adige, was hit by the bull in the chest and head while milking cows on her farm in Laudes, a hamlet in Val Venosta.
The bull reportedly “charged towards her”, giving her little time to react. Her 70-year-old husband, Josef Hörnann, suffered slight injuries while trying to save her.
She was taken to hospital, where she later died.
In a separate incident on Wednesday, a 32-year-old labourer was electrocuted when his truck hit a high-voltage cable on a farm near the northern Italian city of Mantua, the news agency ANSA reported.
He was unloading manure from the truck when the tipper hit the cable.
Don't miss a story about Italy - Join us on Facebook and Twitter.
Comments
See Also
The woman, named as Erna Stocker by the local news website Alto Adige, was hit by the bull in the chest and head while milking cows on her farm in Laudes, a hamlet in Val Venosta.
The bull reportedly “charged towards her”, giving her little time to react. Her 70-year-old husband, Josef Hörnann, suffered slight injuries while trying to save her.
She was taken to hospital, where she later died.
In a separate incident on Wednesday, a 32-year-old labourer was electrocuted when his truck hit a high-voltage cable on a farm near the northern Italian city of Mantua, the news agency ANSA reported.
He was unloading manure from the truck when the tipper hit the cable.
Don't miss a story about Italy - Join us on Facebook and Twitter.
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.