Farmer helping battle WA bushfire dies after tree falls on car, amid heatwave warnings in multiple states

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Farmer helping battle WA bushfire dies after tree falls on car, amid heatwave warnings in multiple states

Police say man, 34, had been assisting firefighters earlier on Tuesday before the incident that night

A 34-year-old farmer has died after a tree fell on his car after he helped fire crews battling a bushfire in Western Australia’s south.

WA police said the man was driving along the Old Ongerup Road in Mindarabin, more than 300km south-east of Perth, at about 8.10pm on Tuesday when a tree fell on his vehicle, crushing the cab.

Farmer helping battle WA bushfire dies after tree falls on car, amid heatwave warnings in multiple states

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