Pensioner Fatally Run Over by Asphalt Paver in Slutsk District

Reform.news Editorial Team · 11 November 2026, 18:38

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An asphalt paver ran over and killed a 72-year-old pensioner in the Slutsk District on November 11, the Investigative Committee reports.

The 49-year-old operator was working on a road in the agricultural town of Hresk. While reversing, he ran over a man who had approached the work site. The pensioner died from his injuries.

According to preliminary information, the work area had been cordoned off with water-filled barriers.

A criminal case has been opened against the operator under Part 1 of Article 144 of the Criminal Code (causing death by negligence).