Man killed in farm accident named

Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.
Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.

Police have named the man killed when a tractor rolled near Waikouaiti yesterday.

He was Christopher Thomas Murphy (24), of Waikouaiti.

The matter has been referred to the coroner.

Southern district deployment co-ordinator Acting Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen said yesterday the man died when the John Deere tractor and fertiliser trailer he was operating slid down a hill on the farm, near Quarry Rd.

The man was thrown from the cab when the tractor and trailer rolled, he said.

Emergency services were called at 10.40am.

 

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