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Man, 75, Dies After Being Trapped in Farm Chopping Machine on Porcuna Estate

Guardia Civil has opened a judicial inquiry into the circumstances.

Overview

  • The victim became trapped in the machine on a rural plot near the A-6052 between Martos and Porcuna on Sunday.
  • Emergency service 112 took the call and dispatched Guardia Civil, local police, Andújar firefighters, and a 061 medical team.
  • Medical staff certified his death at the scene on the finca.
  • The machine was a picadora, a farm chopper used to cut plant material for feed or processing.
  • The case now follows Spain’s standard judicial protocol for sudden deaths, and officials have not released further cause-of-death details.