Elderly man and grandson killed in unfortunate tree-cutting accident

A 68-year-man and his 27-year old grandson were killed tragically when a tree they were cutting fell on top of them on Thursday.

Peter Redhead and his grandson Nikolai Phillip, who are both farmers, were cutting down a tree in Grand Lagoon, Mayaro, around noon yesterday, when part of the tree fell on them.

The men were preparing the land to plant plantain.

Reports state the men were pinned down and the chainsaw they were using kept running, slicing Peter across the body, while Nikolai’s legs and arms were crushed by the tree.