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    Tractor overturns off flood embankment near Chełmno, killing two boys aged 13 and 17

    A tractor driven by a 17-year-old overturned on a flood embankment near Chełmno on Thursday, 15 October, trapping him and a 13-year-old passenger. Firefighters needed more than an hour to lift the machine, and both boys were pronounced dead.

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