A contractor has died in an accident involving a tractor at a farm in Turriff, Aberdeenshire.
Neil Ironside died at Auchlinn Farm, which is situated in the Fisherie area of Turriff, last Saturday.
Just five years previously, Neil’s brother Alan was killed in a similar tragic incident when he was accidently pulled into a combine harvester at the same farm.
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Emergency services
Police, ambulance and fire crews were called to the farm following the incident last weekend, however Neil could not be saved.
Police are now said to be working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to determine the circumstances of the incident and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
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A contractor has died in an accident involving a tractor at a farm in Turriff, Aberdeenshire.
Neil Ironside died at Auchlinn Farm, which is situated in the Fisherie area of Turriff, last Saturday.
Just five years previously, Neil’s brother Alan was killed in a similar tragic incident when he was accidently pulled into a combine harvester at the same farm.
Emergency services
Police, ambulance and fire crews were called to the farm following the incident last weekend, however Neil could not be saved.
Police are now said to be working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to determine the circumstances of the incident and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
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