A 77-year-old farmer has died after he was crushed by a leek harvester on his farm in the West Flemish municipality of Meulebeke. The West Flemish prosecutor’s office says that the man’s death was a tragic accident.
The accident happened on Monday evening on the farm on the Elbestraat in Meulebeke. The elderly farmer became trapped while he was working with a leek harvester.
The man sustained serious injuries and died at the scene.