Millionaire crushed to death by his own Range Rover that he left in reverse

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A millionaire businessman was crushed to death by his own Range Rover which he had left in reverse, an inquest has ruled. Henry Thirsk, 74, was pronounced dead at the scene of the horror incident in April 2022.

His distraught widower Sarah-Jane had initially mistaken his dying body for sacks before desperately trying to perform CPR on him as paramedics rushed to the scene, on his land in Everingham, East Yorkshire.

Hull Coroners Court heard it was likely that Mr Thirsk had pulled up in the field while the vehicle’s engine was running, but it was not clear why he left the car.

Senior corner Paul Marks concluded his death was accidental and said nobody was to blame on Tuesday (August 13). READ MORE Emergency services descend on street after 'gas leak' with 20 homes evacuated and road taped off Mr Marks said: “The most likely explanation of the evidence, taken at its highest, is that Henry stopped the vehicle in the field with the engine running. “He got out of the vehicle that had been left in reverse, opened the rear door, and due to creeping of the vehicle, which was not opposed by the engagement of the EPB [electrical parking break] toppled him and subsequently ran over him, occasioning rapidly fatal chest injuries. “So the conclusion of this court is that Henry Stamford Thirsk died as a result of an accident… This is nothing other than a tragic accident; nobody is to blame." The court previously heard how Sarah-Jane noticed the lights of his car from the window of her bathroom at 9.30pm on the night of his death.