A man working as a groundsman for
French club FC Lorient has reportedly died after a floodlight bar
on the stadium fell on him The freak accident occurred
at 7.00pm local time shortly after Lorient’s 3-0 defeat against
Rennes on Sunday evening, December 20. According
to Canal Plus France, the Lorient employee, 38, needed
automated external defibrillator treatment to save his life but
despite the best efforts of the medical assistance, the groundsman
was rushed to intensive care at Scorff hospital and was on a life
support system. News later broke last night that the
club member of staff had passed away. Two
other groundsworkers were also taken to hospital but did not suffer
any physical injuries. The groundsman, who was working
for the French club as a volunteer, was a father of three according
to local news sources. The
Mayor of Lorient, Fabrice Loher, was at the stadium at the time of
the accident and said: ‘It’s a terrible accident. The police from
the Lorient police station have marked up the scene and an
investigation is underway to understand the circumstances of the
accident.’ The
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floodlight bar falls on him on the pitch in a freak accident
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