Otago man killed in tractor accident

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A man has died after a tractor rolled on a farm in a rural area north of Dunedin.

The man was the driver of the tractor, and was found dead at at scene shortly before 10.40am on a rural property near Waikouaiti, Senior Sergeant Craig Brown, deployment coordinator of Southern District police, said.

Emergency services were called to the scene, where the man was pronounced dead.

WorkSafe New Zealand has been informed of the incident, Mr Brown said.