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The bodies of three men have been found inside a shipping container on a building site in Berkshire. | The bodies of three men have been found inside a shipping container on a building site in Berkshire. |
Thames Valley Police said the discovery was made near the new Southside development off Manor Farm Road in Whitley, Reading, at about 0800 GMT. | Thames Valley Police said the discovery was made near the new Southside development off Manor Farm Road in Whitley, Reading, at about 0800 GMT. |
It was not clear if the men, whose deaths are being treated as unexplained, worked at the site, police have said. | |
Officers are liaising with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). | |
An HSE spokeswoman said: "Obviously the HSE is concerned with the safety of employees at work but at this early stage I can only say that we are looking at the scene with police." | |
The deaths are being treated as unexplainedThames Valley Police confirmed a full investigation into the deaths would take place. | |
The Whitley building site is close to the old Thames Water treatment works, where the Southside development was built. | |
The Housing Corporation awarded almost £3m of the funding for developers to provide 60 affordable homes at the Reading Gateway/Southside development earlier in the year. |