Man 'crushed to death by Land Rover' on Welsh farm

The man died on Wednesday evening (8 February)
The man died on Wednesday evening (8 February)

A man in his 60s has died after apparently being crushed by a Land Rover on a Denbighshire farm.

The man, named locally as Huw Smith, died on Wednesday evening (8 February) at a farm in Llanfair Dyffryn, Clwyd, Wales.

Mr Smith is understood to have been working on the vehicle when he was killed.

North Wales Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious and the case would be handed to the coroner.

A spokesman for North Wales Ambulance Service said: “We were called at about 5.35pm on Wednesday 8 February to an incident in Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, near Ruthin.

“We sent two crews in emergency ambulances to the scene.”

A spokesman for North Wales Police said: “Police were notified and attended the scene. However, the death is not being treated as suspicious.

“The investigation will be passed to other authorities, including the coroner for North East Wales.”