Tractor fatality pair are named

Luke Wells was in the cab with his father Mark

A father and his 19-year-old son who died when their tractor overturned into a canal in Wiltshire have been named.

Mark Wells, 41, from Seend Cleeve and his son, Luke Wells, from Melksham, died on Wednesday.

Their tractor was found by a canoeist in the Kennet and Avon canal at New Mill, near Pewsey.

It is thought they were using the tractor to cut hedges when part of the bank gave way. Fire officers found the men's bodies inside the tractor's cab.

Police said this type of incident was rare, and they were trying to piece together the men's last movements.

The National Farmers' Union South West spokesman Ian Johnson said: "Tractors can be very dangerous in certain circumstances and, of course, farmers have to deal with a lot of difficult terrain.

"There will always be unfortunate accidents. The Health and Safety Executive do issue a significant amount of advice and farmers are well aware of the dangers."