Aberhosan: Farmer dies and son seriously injured in accident

A husbandman has died and his lad has been earnestly injured pursuing a workplace accident.

Iwan Evans died from his injuries portion his son, Dafydd, was earnestly injured astatine Cleiriau Isaf Farm, successful Aberhosan, Powys, connected Friday, according a friend.

Dafydd Evans is being treated astatine the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

The Health and Safety Executive has confirmed it attended the workplace and an probe was continuing.

Dafydd Evans is simply a subordinate of Machynlleth Male Voice Choir and had been owed to instrumentality portion successful a performance astatine Dinas Mawddwy, Gwynedd, connected Saturday, but it was cancelled arsenic a people of respect.

"This is an highly bittersweet situation, and the full country is successful shock," said Aled Griffiths, a chap choir subordinate and an cause for the National Farmers' Union.

He added: "They are a precise fashionable family.

"We cancelled the amusement arsenic a people of respect for Dafydd, but besides retired of respect for the household who are grieving aft the nonaccomplishment of Iwan.

"Dafydd is simply a agelong clip subordinate of the choir. He ne'er misses a signifier and is highly good liked."

Mr Griffiths said the cultivation manufacture could beryllium unsafe and accidents happened.

Dyfed-Powys Police has been asked to remark connected the incidental successful Aberhosan, which is adjacent Machynlleth.