Massachusetts Public Works Employee Dies After Lawn Tractor Overturns
Officials say a Massachusetts Department of Public Works employee has died after a lawn tractor he was driving overturned and landed on top of him.
Police say the Plainville DPW employee was cutting grass Thursday near a town pumping station. A passing driver had seen the overturned tractor and called police.
Responding firefighters and officers pulled the tractor off the man and performed CPR before he was transported to a local hospital.
He was later pronounced dead.
The identity of the victim has not been released pending family notification. Police say the man’s death is under investigation.
Copyright 2024 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Popular Today
- Update: Fannie Mae Guidelines Raise Concerns, Could Bar ACV Coverage for Homes
- Insurer Chubb Readies $350M Payout Tied to Baltimore Bridge Collapse
- Cracks in O’Hare Columns Aren’t Insured Property Damage, Just Bad Product – Court
- People Moves: Everest Names US Regional Execs to North America Insurance Leadership