Man dies in tractor incident

A man has died after being run over by a trailer earlier this week, Victoria Police say.

It’s believed the 47-year-old Myrrhee man fell from the trailer as it was being towed by a tractor travelling along Upper Fifteen Mile Creek Road about 11.10am on 21 March.

The Myrrhee man was airlifted to Melbourne but died in hospital on Thursday 23 March.

WorkSafe have been notified and police will investigate the incident.

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