15 Dec 2017

Man dies in second fatal bulldozer crash this week

5:31 pm on 15 December 2017

One person has died after a bulldozer rolled down a bank in Taranaki this afternoon, in the second fatal bulldozer crash this week.

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Two people have died in bulldozer accidents this week (file photo) Photo: 123RF

Police say the vehicle rolled down a bank in a forestry block at about 2pm today.

Another man was killed when a bulldozer rolled 80m down a bank in the Wellington suburb of Makara on Tuesday.

WorkSafe is investigating.