Police investigation ongoing as probe continues into worker's tragic farm death

Police and the Health and Safety Executive are continuing to investigate the death of a worker in an incident at a Fylde coast farm in Lytham two years on.

Czech-born Jiri Kulovaney, 44, lost his life in August 2024, an inquest review at Blackpool Town Hall heard.

The location had been given at an earlier pre-inquest review as Lawns Farm, which is in Ballam Road, Lytham.

No details of the incident have been given at the review hearings eld so far, but a Health and Safety Executice listing for the date says the deceased was struck by an object hearing.

Blackpool and Fylde assistant coroner Timothy Holloway said at an earlier review hearing that he was unable to set a date for an inquest while the police were still investigating but indicated that when it does take place, it is likely to be heard by a jury.

Under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, a jury must be called if the death occurred due to a notifiable accident, which commonly includes fatal accidents at work or severe health and safety failures.

Mr Holloway has scheduled a further review for February 22 but has said he will require a substantive report on progress of the police and HSE reports on the incident by three weeks before that in case he needs to postpone that date.