Farmer dies in ATV rollover at Glenaroua
An 86-year-old farmer has died after he was thrown from an ATV in central Victoria.
A FARMER has died after he was thrown from an ATV in central Victoria.
WorkSafe believe the 86-year-old man was not wearing a seatbelt when the side-by-side vehicle slipped down a rocky outcrop at a Glenaroua property on Friday.
WorkSafe is investigating.
The farmer’s death brings this year’s workplace fatality toll to 24.
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