One dead after tractor tips over, traps driver in Norfolk County

One person is dead after a tractor tipped over and rolled into a pond.

Norfolk OPP says it was around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday when they were called, along with Norfolk County Fire and Rescue Services, paramedics and Air Ornge ambulance to a farm on Windham Road 5, southwest of Brantford.

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Officers say they determined a 43-year-old man was driving an open cab farming tractor near a pond. The tractor slid down the embankment and rolled, trapping the driver.

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Investigators say the man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity won’t be released until his next of kin has been notified.

Officers say a post-mortem examination will be done on Wednesday of this week to determine a cause of death.

Police say the Ministry of Labour has also been notified.