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A 25-year-old Timor Leste man has been killed in a car crash on a private farm in Tasmania's north.
The body of the man, who was working as a berry picker at the farm in Exton, near Deloraine, was found just before 6:00am Sunday.
Tasmania Police Inspector Ruth Orr said the man was driving a car on the property late Saturday night when he lost control negotiating a right-hand bend and was thrown out the car window.
"The car slid into an embankment and rolled into that embankment and rolled about 20 metres or so," Inspector Orr said.
The man had a valid international drivers licence, but was not wearing a seatbelt — a factor Ms Orr said contributed to his death.
"Despite the fact this happened on a private property rather than a public street, it's advisable to put your seatbelt on and drive to the conditions," she said.
"Seatbelts save lives, particularly if the vehicle is involved in a rollover."
Drugs and alcohol are not believed to have contributed to the crash.
Police are still investigating why the man, who lived in a workers residence on the farm, was driving at night.
Fellow workers in mourning
The farm, which supplies berries for Driscolls, employs a large number of seasonal workers, most of whom are from Timor Leste.
About 50 workers crowded around the site of the crash today in an impromptu grieving ceremony.
The man worked alongside his cousin. And he leaves behind a wife in his home country.
He had also worked on the farm last season.
Inspector Orr said the employees he worked alongside were very distressed.
"Because he worked here last year, he's quite well known to the farm owner-operator," she said.
"The other seasonal workers are quite upset about it, which is completely understandable."
Complicated path back home
Inspector Orr said the process of repatriating the man's body to Timor Leste was long.
"We're working with the ambassador to Timor Leste through their embassy to get the appropriate authorisations," she said.
"Firstly he'll go to Hobart, where he'll remain for the foreseeable future while we work through the coronial investigation and then at the earliest opportunity there'll be arrangements made through the embassy to get his body back to Timor Leste, but I couldn't say how long that would take."
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