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Man dies after horror ATV crash on rural property

A man has died in hospital days after a horror all-terrain vehicle crash on a rural property while herding livestock.

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A man has died after his all-terrain vehicle crashed while he was herding livestock.

Emergency services were called to a rural property at Lileah – more than 230km from Launceston – on August 1 after reports a man had been seriously injured.

A man has died after his ATV crashed while he was herding livestock. Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw
A man has died after his ATV crashed while he was herding livestock. Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

The man was taken to Royal Hobart Hospital but has since died.

WorkSafe Tasmania is now investigating the incident.

Tasmania Police said their “thoughts are with the man’s family at this difficult time”.

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