Tractor driver dies in collision with electricity pylon

Police were called to a field near Chichester

Author: Jason BeckPublished 19th May 2023
Last updated 20th May 2023

A tractor driver has died after his vehicle collided with an electricity pylon in a field near Chichester.

The vehicle caught fire following the incident in Salthill Road in Fishbourne at 11.30am on Thursday.

Sussex Police said a man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene.

The force said the Health and Safety Executive is investigating.

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