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23Dec/17Off

Virtual Reality Accident Kills Russian Man Wandering In Headset

As virtual reality headsets become more commercially viable and more affordable, stories like this one out of Moscow may, sadly, become more common. An unidentified 44-year-old Russian man suffered a fatal injury after falling while wandering around his apartment wearing a VR headset, The Moscow Times reported.

"According to preliminary information, the man was moving around his apartment in virtual reality goggles and fell on a glass table, as a result of which he was injured and died from loss of blood at the scene," said Ivanova.

See the full story here: http://www.ibtimes.com/virtual-reality-accident-kills-russian-man-wandering-headset-2632306

and here: https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russian-man-dies-from-fall-while-wearing-virtual-reality-goggles-60034

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