The incident occurred on Friday, October 27, after 9:00 a.m., near the village of Ławszowa in the Osiecznica municipality. For reasons not yet established, the truck driver suddenly left the road and hit a tree.
When emergency services arrived at the scene, the man was unconscious. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was underway.
Update 10:51
Unfortunately, the 73-year-old driver, a resident of Lubusz Voivodeship, could not be saved. Preliminary findings by the officers indicate that this was not an accident. The man's death was probably caused by health problems.
Investigators are determining the causes and circumstances of the incident.