Two farmers killed during 'industrial incident' at a farm in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire Police said the men had died at the scene

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
Cambridgeshire Police said the farmers had died during an industrial incident at a farm in Soham
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Cambridgeshire Police said the farmers had died during an industrial incident at a farm in Soham

Two farmers have died during an industrial incident at a farm in Cambridgeshire. Officers said the men had died on Saturday (March 2) at Cross Bank Drove in Soham. One man involved in the incident...

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