a 72-year-old man dies crushed by his tractor

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And dramatic accident happened this Wednesday November 13, 2024 around 5:30 p.m. place called Thorelin the town of Fresville (Manche).

A 72-year-old man was run over by his tractor in his yard while he was tinkering on it.

Emergency services were notified by the septuagenarian's partner. Unfortunately, they could only note his death.

The gendarmerie services have opened an investigation to clarify the circumstances of the accident. According to initial information, the blocking blocks of the agricultural machine may have failed.

A precedent

In April 2018emergency services had already intervened for a serious accident at the same location.

The same man, then aged 66, and having just retired, found himself crushed by a branch in the roofless cabin of the same tractor.

The man was cutting and, as he was lifting a branch with a lifting arm, it fell and trapped him at neck level.

Around ten firefighters, a team from SMUR Valognes and the Dragon 50 civil security helicopter were quickly mobilized to come to his aid.

He was medically treated and rushed to Caen University Hospital in serious condition.

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