RUTHIN was left shocked on Friday morning after a pensioner died when he fell on an icy street.
88 year-old Giuseppe Terzo, known as Joe, was pronounced dead by paramedics when they arrived on Clwyd Street.
One shopworker, who did not want to be named said she arrived to work around 9am to see the ambulance crews in attendance with people surrounding the scene.
"The pavements near have been treacherous. Where he has fallen has still not been gritted or cordoned off and is still iced over,” she said.
Ruthin Councillor Bobby Feeley said she hoped it wasn't the first of many tragedies across the county due to the weather.
"I hope it was not because of anything we had done wrong in the council and it was just a tragic accident. These conditions are giving a lot of people a lot of difficulty."
A spokesman for Denbighshire County Council said: "We are sorry to hear about the gentleman's death. The pavements in Clwyd Street had been gritted following this week's snow.
"We are working with the police as they carry out their enquires.”
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called at 8.54am to an incident outside Tommys Hairdressers, where an elderly man is believed to have fallen, resulting in him losing consciousness.
"A crew arrived within 30 seconds. Despite the efforts of ambulance staff the patient was declared dead at the scene."
Mr Terzo was a member of Ruthin Conservative Club and Ruthin bowling club with his wife Mary.
Cllr Morfudd Jones has lived on the same road as the couple since 1977 and said Mr Terzo was a very active man.
"They are a very close family, the couple used to play bowls together," said Cllr Jones. "It’s a very big shock to the town."
Gary Coleman, manager of the conservative club described Mr Terzo as a likeable fellow and ‘a bit of a character’.
"He was always smiley and happy but a quiet man."
Llwyd Langford Jones said he was one of Mr Terzo's closest friends.
"He was a very well respected man in the community,” he said.
"He used to work in the Forestry before he retired, and he's Italian by birth."
Mr Jones said the couple 'lived their lives together' and shared the same hobbies.
Bob Evans from Ruthin bowling club said Mr Terzo was a POW but did not speak about his experiences much.
"He was a cracking (bowls) player there isn't a trophy he hasn't won,” he said.
"He had an operation on his hip and hadn't played for a while so he was really looking forward to this summer and playing again."
The North East Wales coroner has been informed and a post mortem will take place this week.
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