Man killed after tree he was cutting fell on him as six-year-old son looked on

A MAN has died after being trapped by a tree he was attempting to cut down.

The tragic accident was witnessed by the man’s six-year-old son who had accompanied his father yesterday morning to a heavily wooded area just outside Delgany, Co Wicklow.

The man, named locally as 47-year-old Eamonn Smith, was attempting to cut down the tree which had been damaged by recent high winds.