AN INVESTIGATION is under way into the death of a farm worker who was crushed beneath a car he was working on yesterday morning.

The man, who has not yet been named, was found underneath the vehicle in an outbuilding near Moulton, North Yorkshire.

The victim was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital by ambulance but was pronounced dead on arrival.

The coroner has been informed and an inquest is expected to be opened and adjourned in the next few days