Man crushed against wall by vehicle, inquest heard

A man who died on a sparsely-populated island off north Wales had been crushed against a wall by a vehicle he had been driving, an inquest has heard.

Christopher Charles Lamont, 63, of Bridgnorth in Shropshire, had been employed on a casual basis driving a wagon transporting luggage from a passenger ferry to local accommodation.

Caernarfon Coroner's Court was told that Mr Lamont was pronounced dead at 17:40 on 19 June on Bardsey Island.

The inquest was adjourned to allow for further investigations.

At the opening of an inquest into his death, Coroner Kate Robertson said: "Sometime prior to 16:47 on 19 June, the motor vehicle or wagon he had been driving appears to have started to roll backwards while he was out of the wagon.

"He was found placed between the rear of the wagon and a stone wall, resulting in fatal injuries."

A subsequent post-mortem examination on 25 June established a provisional cause of death of crushing injuries to the chest and upper abdomen.