Trapped man, 76, dies after legs amputated

An elderly man has died after a trauma doctor amputated his legs to free him from under a forklift in the state's north.

The man became trapped under the forklift that had rolled into a creek bed on a property near Tamworth in northern NSW on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

A trauma doctor and paramedics were called to the Moonbi farm, where they amputated the man's legs.

He was taken to Tamworth Base Hospital and underwent emergency surgery but died a short time later.

Police will prepare a report for the Coroner.