Western District man dies in tractor accident

A 63-year-old Camperdown man has died after he was struck by a tractor at a property in southwest Victoria.

A Camperdown man has died after a tractor accident at Nirranda South on Thursday. Picture: File (Zoe Phillips).

Victoria Police will prepare a report for the coroner after the death of a man in a tractor accident in southwest Victoria on Thursday.

It is believed the man was struck by a tractor near a Nirranda South property, close to the Great Ocean Road, at about 12.15pm.

Victoria Police said the driver of the tractor, a 42-year-old Nirranda South man, stopped and rendered assistance.

The 63-year-old Camperdown man died at the scene.

WorkSafe was notified and is investigating the incident.

So far 37 lives have been lost on Victorian roads, compared to 28 this time last year.

The death comes after the death of a 78-year-old man in Boorhaman on January 26.

Victoria Police said it was believed the man, from the Wangaratta area, was driving an all-terrain vehicle before it rolled and sadly died at the scene.

Originally published as Western District man dies in tractor accident