57 h. ago Scots farmer crushed to death by cow while feeding calf in tragic accident

Experienced farmer Fraser Johnston suffered catastrophic injuries when a cow turned on him at his farm in Inverness.

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3 d. ago Boss crushed to death in horror work accident after offering to help colleague

Textile company director David Ames died after he was knocked down by an HGV and trapped on a row of steel storage racking at work. His family is now taking legal action

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3 d. ago Scots farmer issues warning after tick bite left him too weak to leave car

Stuart Munro said tick bites are something he had to live with because of his job.

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4 d. ago Family of Scottish farmer father lost to suicide raise £88k in 100

The money will go towards mental health services for those in the agriculture sector.

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1 week ago Airline catering firm fined £2.4million after former Gurkha, 60, was crushed to death by their forklift truck

Kumar Limbu, 60, suffered catastrophic injuries and died at the scene on April 11 2023 when he was struck from behind by the vehicle as he loaded it with goods.

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1 week ago Pictured: Boy, four, crushed to death by falling gravestone as his grieving family lay floral tributes at the scene

Paramedics and police were unable to save the little boy, named locally as Eli Testa, after they were called out to Rawtenstall Cemetery on Saturday afternoon.

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2 w. ago Bulldozer driver who reversed over a grandmother crushing her to death as she collected shells on an Italian beach was high on cocaine, drug tests reveal

Lerry Gnoli was part of the team tasked with flattening the area for redevelopment when witnesses say he recklessly swerved onto the main part of the beach.

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2 w. ago Scots farmer delivers 'little miracle' baby hare after mum killed in tragic accident

Bruno the leveret weighed just 80g after Robert Craig performed an emergency Caesarean section with his pen knife.

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3 w. ago India festival horror as three crushed to death and 15 rushed to hospital after 'crowd surge'

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered in the Indian coastal town of Puri for the grand Rath Yatra festival - where 15 people had to be rushed to hospital after being crushed in a crowd surge

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3 w. ago Chalkwell Park tree was 'propped up by metal poles' before collapsing and crushing girl, 7, to death

Residents in Southend are demanding to know why the giant tree - the oldest in the area - hadn't been cut down before it fell on Saturday, killing a seven-year-old child

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3 w. ago Chalkwell Park tree crushes girl, 7, to death with second child 'critical'

Essex Police said in a statement following news of the young girl's death this evening that the families involved in the shock Southend incident will be 'facing unimaginable hardship'

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3 w. ago Schoolgirl, 9, crushed to death in freak accident as brother begs for her to come back

The parents of Rose Hendricks have paid tribute to the daughter "who made the day better" as the tragic circumstances surrounding her death have been revealed

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