Highland Games horror as 22lb hammer thrown by competitor ‘flies over a hedge’ and kills man, 65, in castle gardens

AN OLD man was killed in a hammer-throw accident at a Highland Games in the Netherlands. A metal ball from the sporting event struck down the 65-year-old who died at the scene, local police confirmed. 2 The hammer throw in a traditional Highland Games involves tossing a wooden pole with a metal ball on the end (stock photo) Credit: Alamy 2 Geldrop Castle in North Brabant, the Netherlands, was hosting the Open Highland Games Credit: Alamy According to witnesses, the passer-by had been walking on one side of a hedge in the gardens near Geldrop Castle, North Brabant – the… Read Full Article