He was a talented and much-loved musician before he faced an extraordinary death that shocked locals, when he was crushed by a rolling hay bail in the countryside of Devon

One of the early members of huge 1970s rock band ELO lost his life in a freak farming accident.

Mike Edwards, a cellist in the massive band, was killed instantly when he was hit by a rolling bale of hay as his drove his van along a country road in Devon.

The 62-yea-old was driving along the A381 in Halwell, Devon , in September 2010 when the 600kg bale of hay came rolling down a steep field in Devonshire and smashed through a hedge. It then continued its journey down a road downhill, gathering momentum, before it landed on top of a white van belonging to Edwards.

Police investigations led officers to believe that t

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