A 46-year-old tractor driver died of a hornet sting in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region the regional state labour inspectorate said.

The incident took place on the afternoon of 10 July in the Vyksa district. Around 13:30, a hornet stung a tractor driver of the agricultural company "Metallurg", who was working in the field making hay. The man lost consciousness and the medic on the scene could not help him and pronounced him dead.

Now the State Labour Inspectorate of Nizhny Novgorod Region is investigating the circumstances of the accident.

Russian media recall that in 2022, a lecturer at Nizhny Novgorod Polytechnic College died after being attacked by wasps in the forest.