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Two people have died after a tractor hit power lines on a Canterbury farm this morning.
Police said a man had been killed and a woman, who suffered serious injuries, died later.
The accident occurred around 10.20am at Mayfield, 35km north-west of Ashburton.
Police said Occupational Safety and Health were investigating and the incident had been reported to the coroner.
The names of the pair would not be released until their family had been contacted.
- NZPA
