HSE warn farmers about risks of overhead power lines after tractor driver electrocuted in field

The man was believed to have been in his 40s

Chris Brayford
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Sussex Police said emergency services were called to a field off Salthill Road near Chichester at 11.30am on May 18 after the vehicle came into contact with an OHPL and caught fire
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Sussex Police said emergency services were called to a field off Salthill Road near Chichester at 11.30am on May 18 after the vehicle came into contact with an OHPL and caught fire

A tractor driver has died after he was electrocuted by an overhead power line (OHPL). Sussex Police said emergency services were called to a field off Salthill Road near Chichester at 11.30am on May...

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