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Man killed by tree branch

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Man killed by tree branch

By: Newstalk ZB staff | Latest Emergency News | Friday June 22 2012 18:57

 

A 71-year-old man has died after being struck by a large branch he was cutting from a tree.

The accident happened in the driveway of a farm property near Whangara, northeast of Gisborne.

The man was using a chainsaw to trim the tree yesterday afternoon.

He suffered fatal head injuries when he was crushed by the falling limb.

Photo: NZ Herald

 

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