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WorkSafeBC investigating fatality on Surrey, B.C., property

WorkSafeBC is investigating following a fatal accident in Surrey, B.C. Thursday afternoon.

Incident involved a worker and a tractor but few other details available

Crews investigate after an apparent workplace accident in Surrey, B.C. on October 6, 2016. (Shane MacKichan)

WorkSafeBC is investigating followinga fatal accident in Surrey, B.C. Thursday afternoon.

It happened on a rural property in the 15600 block of 40th Avenueat approximately 2:45 p.m. PT.

Details are scarcebutWorkSafeBCspokeswoman Trish Knight Cherneckisaid it involved a worker and a tractor.

WorkSafeBC, theB.C. Coroners Service and the Surrey RCMP are all investigating.

The victim's identity is not yet known, butB.C. Coroners Service spokespersonBarb McLintocksays he was a male in his 40s who was part of a crew harvesting beets when the accident happened.