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Young Farmer killed after Polaris Ranger 'farm bike' crash in Lancashire

Burnley and Padiham Police confirmed Hector Eccles had died on March 30 from injuries sustained during a single-vehicle collision

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Police said Hector Eccles died after a single-vehicle collision at a farm in Lancashire (Burnley and Padiham Police)
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Police said Hector Eccles died after a single-vehicle collision at a farm in Lancashire (Burnley and Padiham Police)

A Young Farmer has died after a single-vehicle crash on a farm in Lancashire. Burnley and Padiham Police said Hector Eccles, 16, had been driving a Polaris Ranger farm bike which came off a carriageway...

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