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© David Muscroft/REX/Shutterstock A tractor driver was killed after his vehicle rolled down a steep hill and trapped him underneath. The driver, a man in his 60s who has not been named, was
hit by his own tractor in a field in Shropshire. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the incident in Bishop’s Castle on Monday afternoon (31 October). See also: Read the latest
health and safety news and features The driver, who is understood to be a farm contractor who lived on the Shropshire/Wales border, suffered a cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at the
scene. A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: “We were called at 2pm on Monday to reports of a single vehicle collision involving a blue tractor in a field near to Arbour Lane, Linley,
Bishop’s Castle. “The driver of the tractor, a man in his 60s, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.” The Health and Safety Executive has been made aware of the fatality and it has started
preliminary inquiries. NFU ‘SHOCKED AND SADDENED’ Oliver Cartwright, a NFU spokesman for Shropshire, said: “We were shocked and saddened to hear this news. “Farm fatalities have a massive
impact on the farming community, friends and family. Our thoughts are with everyone who knew the victim.”
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