Niagara Regional Police say they are investigating a fatal farm rollover that happened Sept 1, 2024 in Lincoln.
At 12:45am emergency service personnel responded to an assist ambulance call related to a report of a serious farm vehicle rollover in the Town of Lincoln.
Officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) along with Niagara Emergency Medical Services paramedics and Lincoln Fire Services attended the scene on Fifteenth Street in the area of Honsberger Avenue.
The initial investigation determined that three males had been in a Kubota farm vehicle that was traveling along Fifteenth Street. The vehicle turned into a driveway causing it to roll. One of occupants of the vehicle was thrown out and the Kubota rolled on top of him. Bystanders were able to lift the Kubota off the man. Paramedics arrived and resuscitative efforts were made but the injuries were too severe and the 41-year-old man from Mexico was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The other two occupants of the Kubota were not injured.
A section of Fifteenth Street had been closed for the investigation but has since re-opened.
The cause of the rollover remains under investigation. Detectives from the NRPS Collision Reconstruction Unit and 8 District detective office have been called in to investigate. They are being assisted by the NRPS Forensics Services Unit. The Ministry of Labour was contacted and attended the scene. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the investigating officers by calling 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009367.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.
