A 65-year-old HGV driver has tragically died after a runaway tractor rolled Overover him when its handbrake failed, an inquest has revealed.
Rescue Attempt Turns Fatal on Narrow Country Lane
Richard Ellis was trying to collect an electricity generator in his pickup and trailer along a tight Lanelane in Stopham, england/south-east/west-sussex/”>england/south-east/west-sussex/”>West Sussex, when his vehicle got stuck in a ditch on an incline. Unable to reverse out, a farm worker came to help by towing the pickup free with a tractor.
Disaster struck after the tractor’s handbrake failed once the towing strap was detached. The tractor rolled Downhilldownhill, pinning both men underneath.
