Man dies after a tree falls on him in Huddersfield

WYP
Author: Rebecca LomasPublished 6th Oct 2025

A man has died after a tree fell on him in West Yorkshire.

Police say they were called to Upper Cumberworth on Sunday afternoon.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Police statement said:

"At 2.13pm yesterday (Sunday), the ambulance service reported a tree had fallen on a man in Barnsley Road, Upper Cumberworth.

"The man received medical attention at the scene but was sadly pronounced deceased a short time later.

"His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the Coroner."

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