A 72-year-old farmer lost his left leg when it got caught in a steel blade as he was ploughing a field in Birżebbuġa yesterday.

The incident occurred at around 12.45 p.m. in a field at Triq il-Port Ħieles, the police said.

The farmer, from Sta Venera, was rushed to Mater Dei Hospital.

Magistrate Silvio Meli has appointed a number of court experts to assist him with the inquiry. The police are investigating.

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