We recently ran an article about a man who died stuck down a rain drain, this time a man died stuck in a used-clothes bin.
The victim, a 26-year-old man, died on Friday in Chilches (Vélez-Málaga) sometime before 17.45h as a result of trying to climb into the metal, clothes contain in order to reach further inside.
A witness phoned the emergency call centre, 112, at that time to say that somebody had got caught by his neck with his head inside the collection container.
The Policía Local were sent to the scene along with the fire service, the latter to free the body of the victim from the opening of the container.
Paramedics sent in an ambulance reported that the victim was dead before any of the emergency services had arrived at the scene.
(News/Noticias: Velez-Malaga, Axarquia, Costa del Sol, Andalucia)
A friend of mine died, When he fell down a storm drain in Calahonda on the Costa del Sol. These cases are tragic avoidable accidents. Richie was 39 years old and just walking home after a night out.
Very sad. Poor man.