Boy, 14, who was saving up for tractor dies in farm machinery accident

Harry Moss was fatally injured by machinery at Hillview Farm on Thursday, 17th April.

Another man was also injured and taken to hospital, but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing, media reported.

Speaking to The Telegraph, Harry’s heartbroken father, Lewis Moss, said that he rushed to the farm just after he heard about his son’s accident.

He added: “The lad who owned the farm phoned me and he just said, ‘You need to get down the farm. It’s Harry. It’s really bad’.

“’When I got down there, they were still trying to work on him, but he was gone. The only solace I’ve got is when I went to see him yesterday in the morgue, I asked the lady and she said by the extent of his injuries, it was instant.”

Mr Moss has also paid tribute to his son by saying that Harry was “the best thing in the world”.

“All Harry ever wanted to be was a farmer. He loved everything about the countryside and everything about farming.

“At a very early age he set his sights on being a farmer when he left school.”

“I never had a single worry about him. He would have been 15 in a month, and I cannot believe he has gone. He was my world.” Mr Moss added.

‘Fly high my homing pigeon’

The boy’s father also revealed that Harry had been saving up for a tractor before his tragic death.

“He got an opportunity to work on this farm and was so happy to get that job. It would have been his 15th birthday next month, and he was saving up for a tractor,” the heartbroken father added.

Harry’s jobs at the farm included lambing and getting firewood logs, Daily Mail has confirmed.

Harry’s mother, Hollie Mcmurray, added that her world “has fallen apart” following the death of her firstborn son.

“My boy forever loved. Fly high my homing pigeon,” she added.

A fundraising page has been launched by the family friend Maggie Murrihy to help cover the cost of his funeral. Support the family here.

West Mercia Police and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating the tragic accident.

The family was asked by police not to disclose exactly how Harry died and what task he was doing at the time of the horror accident, Daily Mail reported.

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