88-year-old man killed in Perth East after farming-related incident, police say

88 year old man killed in Perth East after farming related incident police

An 88-year-old man died Thursday when two tractors collided on a farm in Perth East, provincial police say.

Emergency crews responded to a farm on Perth Line 43 just before 5 pm, Perth County OPP reported Tuesday.

Investigators determined the man was “working on a tractor when another tractor rolled back against the other,” police said.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not released his name.

Perth County OPP continues to investigate.

The Ministry of Labor has also been notified, police said.

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