Man, 22, dies in digger incident at Cross Hands

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A 22-year-old man has died after an incident involving a digger-type machine, say Dyfed-Powys Police.

Emergency services were called to the scene near Gower View Foods factory, Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire, at 08:05 BST. The man died at the scene.

A second man was taken to Llanelli's Prince Philip Hospital as a precautionary measure, said the Welsh Ambulance Service.

The Health and Safety Executive is assisting police with their inquiries.

The incident was on the site of a new factory being built for Gower View Foods and next door to its original plant.

Gower View Foods director Jon Lewis said: "We are devastated for the builder and for the family. It's a very sad situation."

A digger has been cordoned off at the scene.

An ambulance service spokesman said: "We sent a rapid response car and two emergency ambulances to the scene, where sadly a man was pronounced dead."

An HSE spokeswoman said: "There was a fatality this morning at Gower Foods in Cross Hands. The HSE is aware and we are assisting police with their enquiries at this stage."