An 83-year-old Nashdale man died on Friday morning in a tractor accident on a property in Borenore Lane.
George Johnson was carrying out work on a Nashdale property on the western side of Borenore Lane around 10am Friday when the tractor he was driving careered down a steep slope and crashed in a gully.
Mr Johnson was cutting lucerne in a paddock on top of a hill when he lost control of the tractor.
He was found near the tractor by a co-worker.
Police said it was too early to tell if the man had a heart attack or some other medical condition which led to the accident.
A WorkCover investigator arrived at the property just before 11.30am.
Police from the Forensic Services Unit at Bathurst spent several hours on the property investigating, but are yet to determine the cause of the accident.
Mr Johnson had lived at Nashdale for many years and was a former orchardist.
βHe was a very quiet man β it is such a shock,β orchardist Peter Darley said.
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