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An elderly man was crushed to death by a crawler excavator in Crete on Friday.
According to reports, the accident occurred at a project site in Ravdoucha, northwestern Crete, when the excavator fatally trapped the man. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear and are under investigation.
A team of six firefighters, assisted by two fire engines, carried out the operation to recover the victim’s body from the scene.