A MAN has sadly died after his 220lb wife lost her balance and fell on him in a tragic accident.
The 59-year-old, described as slight in build, was reportedly smothered to death after his wife fell out of bed and got wedged against a wall.
She is said to have stumbled as she got out of bed and crushed her partner who had been lying on the floor.
Neighbours were alerted to the tragic situation by the woman’s screams after she became trapped between the bed and the wall.
They are said to have rushed to their help in the early hours of Monday morning.
The neighbours managed to lift her off him, but he was already unconscious by the time firefighters and paramedics got there.
Efforts of medical responders to revive him after he went into cardiac arrest were unsuccessful.
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