13.12.2020
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Man killed after becoming trapped under home's pergola

The 57-year-old resident was treated at the scene, but he couldn’t be saved.

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A man has died in what has been described as a “tragic accident” after he became trapped under a pergola at a home in Adelaide’s northeast.

Emergency services were called to the Surrey Downs home on Saturday evening to reports a man had become trapped after a fallen tree branch caused the structure to collapse.

The 57-year-old was treated at the scene, but he couldn’t be saved.

Another man was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with minor injuries.

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SA Police are preparing a report for the coroner.

A man has died after he became trapped under a pergola at a home in Adelaide’s northeast. Credit: 7NEWS

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