Man, 22, dies in digger incident at Cross Hands
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-32395923 Version 0 of 1. 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." |