A farmer has been killed when his self-propelled sprayer overturned.

Alan Dimbleby, 62, was spraying a cover crop in a field near Westerham, Kent on 23 July when he was involved in an accident. He was driving a Bateman sprayer down a steep hill when he lost control of the vehicle.

It is believed the sprayer flipped over a number of times before landing on its side. Mr Dimbleby was ejected from the cab and suffered a deep laceration to his head and a fractured neck.

Mr Dimbleby was treated for his injuries at the scene and taken by ambulance to St Georges Hospital in London for further treatment. However, he died in hospital in the early hours of Friday (24 July) after his family followed doctors’ recommendations to take him off life support.

Mr Dimbleby had more than 40 years’ experience working as a farmer. He worked as a contract sprayer operator across Kent. He also worked for LANTRA training people how to drive forklift trucks and telehandlers and at NSF International on crop assurance.