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| Worker killed in incident on Queensferry Crossing | Worker killed in incident on Queensferry Crossing |
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| A construction worker has been killed and another has been injured after an incident on the Queensferry Crossing. | A construction worker has been killed and another has been injured after an incident on the Queensferry Crossing. |
| The 60-year-old man is understood to have been hit by the moving boom on a Giraffe crane at about 12:20 on the deck of the north tower. | The 60-year-old man is understood to have been hit by the moving boom on a Giraffe crane at about 12:20 on the deck of the north tower. |
| It is understood the man suffered severe blood loss and he was unable to be resuscitated. | It is understood the man suffered severe blood loss and he was unable to be resuscitated. |
| Work has stopped for investigations to take place. The bridge is due for completion by the end of the year. | Work has stopped for investigations to take place. The bridge is due for completion by the end of the year. |
| The £1.4bn crossing was ordered by ministers because of corrosion of the main suspension cable on the Forth Road Bridge from Fife to Edinburgh. | |
| Work started in 2011 and the death is thought to be the first fatality at the site. | Work started in 2011 and the death is thought to be the first fatality at the site. |
| Harry Frew, Ucatt Scottish regional secretary, said his thoughts were with the man's family. | Harry Frew, Ucatt Scottish regional secretary, said his thoughts were with the man's family. |
| Workers' Memorial Day | Workers' Memorial Day |
| He told the BBC Scotland news website: "We were just on our way back from a Worker's Memorial Day ceremony in Glasgow Green to commemorate workers who have been killed at work when we heard the news. | He told the BBC Scotland news website: "We were just on our way back from a Worker's Memorial Day ceremony in Glasgow Green to commemorate workers who have been killed at work when we heard the news. |
| "I am very saddened about this tragedy and our thoughts are with his family." | "I am very saddened about this tragedy and our thoughts are with his family." |
| A Forth Replacement Crossing spokesman said: "We are deeply saddened to have to confirm there was an incident just before noon on 28 April on the Queensferry Crossing's north tower in which a person has lost his life. | A Forth Replacement Crossing spokesman said: "We are deeply saddened to have to confirm there was an incident just before noon on 28 April on the Queensferry Crossing's north tower in which a person has lost his life. |
| "One other person has been taken to hospital. All activity has been stopped at the north tower. | "One other person has been taken to hospital. All activity has been stopped at the north tower. |
| "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of our colleague and co-worker at this time." | "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of our colleague and co-worker at this time." |
| A Police Scotland spokesman said: "We are currently working alongside our partner agencies to investigate an incident on the Queensferry Crossing Bridge that resulted in a man sustaining fatal injuries. | A Police Scotland spokesman said: "We are currently working alongside our partner agencies to investigate an incident on the Queensferry Crossing Bridge that resulted in a man sustaining fatal injuries. |
| "The call was received around 12.20 on Thursday and sadly, the man was pronounced dead a short time later. | "The call was received around 12.20 on Thursday and sadly, the man was pronounced dead a short time later. |
| "Another man on the bridge also sustained minor injuries. | "Another man on the bridge also sustained minor injuries. |
| "Inquiries to establish the full circumstances surrounding this matter are ongoing." | "Inquiries to establish the full circumstances surrounding this matter are ongoing." |