One dead in tractor accident north of Auckland

One person is dead after a tractor rolled on top of them at a farm north of Auckland on Sunday morning. photo/ file

One person is dead after a tractor rolled on a farm in Te Arai, north of Auckland this morning.

The fire service was called to the incident on Ocean View Rd near Wellsford shortly after 9am, a spokesman told the Herald.

"There was a tractor accident on a farm," he said.

"A tractor's rolled and one person has died."

It was understood the person became trapped when the tractor rolled and died at the scene.