Man dies when tractor rolls, NSW

A report will be prepared for the Coroner following the death of a man in the state's Lake Macquarie region.

Emergency services were called to a property on Mandalong Road, Mandalong, about 26km south west of Toronto, just after 12pm today (Tuesday 26 February 2019), following reports a tractor had rolled down an embankment.

Police have been told the man was conducting maintenance on the property at the time.

The 77-year-old man could not be revived.

Officers from Lake Macquarie Police District attended and will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

It is not being treated as suspicious.

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