Bavaria: Man hit by tree trunk during forest work

Hemau (dpa / lby) - During forest work, a man in the Regensburg district was hit by a tree trunk and seriously injured. The 77-year-old tried to work on the trunk in a forest area near Hemau with a chainsaw, the police said on Monday. The tree trunk was suddenly thrown upwards on Saturday and hit the man. His relatives, who helped with the forest work, cared for the 77-year-old and called the emergency number. The injured was taken to the hospital.