Man dies after tractor rolls on farm in City of Kawartha Lakes: OPP

OPP are investigating a man’s death involving a tractor in the City of Kawartha Lakes on Thursday evening.

According to City of Kawartha Lakes OPP, just before 6:30 p.m., emergency crews responded to an accident at a farm off Sturgeon Road north of the hamlet of Downeyville, about 15 kilometres east of Lindsay.

Police say a 99-year-old man had been working on a tractor when it rolled onto him. He was transported to Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay where he was pronounced dead, OPP said.

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The name of the victim from the City of Kawartha Lakes (in the former Emily Township) has not been released.

The cause of the incident remains under investigation.

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