A man ran over and killed his wife last night in what police are treating as a horrific accident.
Emergency services were called when the man reversed over the woman in a 4WD farm vehicle on a lifestyle block in a rural area on Ellesmere Rd, near Lincoln at 8pm.
The woman, believed to be a high school teacher aged in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident happened in a utility area within the property, which has sheep and cows grazing on it.
It is being treated as an accidental death, said Detective Sergeant Richard Quested.
"Police are undertaking a scene examination to confirm the circumstances of the accident," he said.
The matter will now be referred to the coroner.
A neighbour Andre Davies said the couple had lived there for about a year.
She described the woman as a high school teacher, who was a "lovely, beautiful woman".
The man owned a spraying business and the couple had grown-up children, Mrs Davies said.
"We heard sirens but didn't put two and two together. It's very sad."
Police are still at the scene today.
Two police tents have been erected, with one covering a 4WD farm ute vehicle.
