Man, 23, who died after getting trapped under recovery vehicle named locally

A young man tragically lost his life after becoming trapped under a recovery truck, and has been named locally.

The incident occurred on North Walk Hill in Lynton around 1.15pm on Saturday following reports of a collision involving a white Renault recovery truck and a man.

Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed a 23-year-old man from the Plymouth area, who had become trapped under his own vehicle, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The road was cordoned off while emergency services attended to the scene, reopening in the early hours of Sunday.

The man who tragically lost his life has been named locally as Adam Mewton, an employee of Ivybridge firm, Field Services Recovery, reports Plymouth Live . Tributes have flooded public social media sites, honouring the young man's memory.