A 99-year-old Kawartha Lakes man is dead after an accident on a farm north of Downeyville on Thursday evening (October 5).
Shortly before 6:30 p.m., officers from the Kawartha Lakes Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency services were called to the farm off of Sturgeon Road for an accident involving a tractor that had rolled onto someone.
A 99-year-old man from Emily Township had been working on the tractor at the time of the incident.
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The man was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
OPP collision investigators and reconstructions were brought in to investigate and document the scene.
The OPP is reminding the public to be cautious when working around machinery.
