Harpenden hay bale crush farmer airlifted to hospital with EIGHT spinal fractures
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Harpenden hay bale crush farmer airlifted to hospital with EIGHT spinal fractures
• A Harpenden farmer crushed beneath 1,500kg of hay bales has told of his continued fight to walk again.
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