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Dartmoor farmer killed after falling under tractor

Ivor Taylor died just three days short of his 78th birthday

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Dartmoor farmer killed after falling under tractor

A 78-year-old farmer has died after falling under his tractor on his Dartmoor farm. Ivor Taylor was working in a field on his Tor Down Farm at Exbourne near Okehampton, Devon, last month when he slipped...

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