‘Universally adored’ musician dies after being hit by tractor while walking

Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published August 9, 2026 9:08am Updated August 9, 2026 9:26am Nathan Smith’s family have paid tribute to the musician whose band supported the Wombats (Picture: Facebook/Stoke-on-Trent Police) Tributes have poured in after the death of ‘immensely talented musician’ Nathan Smith in a crash involving a tractor. Smith’s family have paid tribute to the musician, whose Stoke-on-Trent band MFK supported the Wombats. The 45-year-old dad, who lived in Hartshill, was involved in the crash with a tractor on Shelton New Road in Cliffe Vale on Wednesday morning, the police said. His devastated family said in a statement: ‘Nathan was a self-taught electric bass player, who played in various Stoke bands and ran the UTC recording studio in Longton with his frien