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MAN KILLED WHEN RIDEON MOWER ROLLS(New Zealand Press Association Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Wellington, Jan 10 - A man was killed after he became trapped under a rideon mower at Lyttleton near Christchurch this morning. Emergency services were called when a member of the public reported a man trapped under a mower in Cornwall Street at 9.25am. The man was found to be dead when fire and ambulance crews arrived. Inspector Doug Parker of the Christchurch police said it appeared the man was mowing grass on a bank in the street when the machine rolled. Police and Occupational Safety and Health were investigating. The man's name was not yet available. NZPA WGT ob |