Paphos farmer crushed by tractor

A 78-year-old man suffered a horrific death on Thursday when he was crushed by a tractor he was operating in the Kalokedara-Salamiou area in the Paphos distict.

The deceased, Constantinos Christodoulou Ioannou, from Salamiou village, was found in a field by his son around 5pm.

The man had set off for work in the morning. His family had grown increasingly worried throughout the day as they were calling him on his mobile phone but he was not picking up.

Paphos police are investigating the precise circumstances of the incident.

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