Fifth person dies two weeks after accident at German leather plant

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2026-05-01

Frankfurt (dpa) - All five people involved in an accident at a leather factory in western Germany last month have died after a fifth man succumbed to his injuries, police said on Friday. Rescuers retrieved the five men from a pit on the company's premises in Runkel, a town of some 9,500 north-west of Frankfurt, on April 16. Three of them, aged 38, 58 and 59, died at the scene, while the other two were taken to hospital in critical condition. A 35......

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