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Police said the cows had been moved into a nearby field and posed no threat to other members of the public. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian
Police said the cows had been moved into a nearby field and posed no threat to other members of the public. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

Man trampled to death by cows

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One man is pronounced dead at scene and another taken to hospital after police are called to field in Turleigh, Wiltshire

A man has been trampled to death by a herd of cows, police say.

The incident happened in a field in Turleigh, near Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, on Monday afternoon. The emergency services were called at about 12.30pm but the man, in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another man was seriously injured in the incident and airlifted to Frenchay hospital in Bristol by the Wiltshire air ambulance.

A police spokesman said on Tuesday: "Wiltshire police received a call shortly before 1pm yesterday to reports of two men being trampled by a herd of cows in a field in Turleigh, Bradford on Avon.

"Upon arrival, one man in his 60s was pronounced dead and another man was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. He remains in Frenchay hospital in Bristol in a stable condition, being treated for a punctured lung and broken ribs.

"The cattle were moved into a nearby field and pose no threat to other members of the public."

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