Emergency services have confirmed that a farmer has died after a grain silo collapsed. It's understood the man's son was also seriously injured in the incident at the farm in Aberhosan on Friday night.
The BBC has reported that Iwan Evans died from his injuries and his son Dafydd, 42, remains in Royal Stoke University Hospital with "serious injuries".
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said crews from five stations were sent to attend the collapsed grain silo just after 5pm on Friday. A spokesman for the service said: "Crews from Machynlleth, Aberystwyth, Llanidloes, Pontardawe, and Carmarthen were called to a collapsed grain silo at a farm in Aberhosan. The Police and Ambulance Service were also in attendance."
Dafydd was taken to hospital by road ambulance, they added. Fire crews left the scene the following day at 9.01am.
A spokesperson for Dyfed Powys Police said officers are "investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man at a farm in the Aberhosan area of Machynlleth on Friday evening" and that the death is not being treated as suspicious.
A spokesman said: "A 42-year old man is in hospital with serious injuries. The Health and Safety Executive and H.M. Coroner have been informed.
"Our thoughts are with the family who are receiving specialist support."
A concert by Côr Meibion Machynlleth Male Voice Choir was cancelled on Saturday night as a mark of respect. It has been reported that Dafydd is a member. Aled Griffiths, a fellow choir member and an agent for the National Farmers' Union, told the BBC: "This is an extremely sad situation, and the whole area is in shock."
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