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Farmer dies after raised topper collapses

Wiltshire police have confirmed that a farmer died in Little Somerford on Wednesday (September 10)

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock • 1 min read
Farmer dies after raised topper collapses

A farmer has died in a machinery related incident involving the collapse of a raised topper. Wilshire Police have confirmed that the farmer died in an industrial incident on Wednesday (September 10)...

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