Elderly man and nine-year-old child killed in separate vehicle related farm incidents

An 81-year-old man and a nine-year-old boy have been killed in separate vehicle-related incidents within days of each other. 

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Elderly man and nine-year-old child killed in separate vehicle related farm incidents

An 81-year-old man and a nine-year-old boy have been killed in separate vehicle-related incidents within days of each other. The child was struck and killed by a trailer being towed by a vehicle in...

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