Farmer dies in machinery related incident

Suffolk Police have confirmed that the farmer died at a farm in the Woodbridge area on Thursday (September 4)

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock • 1 min read
Farmer dies in machinery related incident

A farmer has died in a machinery-related incident involving a grain dryer. Suffolk Police have confirmed that the farmer died in an industrial incident on Thursday (September 4). Emergency...

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