Southland man dies in rural workplace incident

5:42 pm on 27 December 2022
Unexplained death in Taita, Lower Hutt early on Sunday 26th January 2020.  A Police cordon and crime scene invetsigation tent were in place Monday 27th January 2020.  Police Emergency tape.

Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen

A man has died in a workplace incident involving a tractor.

Police said officers in Southland were alerted to the incident at a rural workplace on Wyndham Road in Tuturau around 1.30pm.

"WorkSafe has been advised and the man's death will be referred to the coroner," police said in a statement.

Tuturau is about a 40 minute drive from Invercargill.