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Man dies in fall at Halewood Jaguar Land Rover car plant | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A man has died after apparently falling from the roof of a building at a Jaguar Land Rover car manufacturing plant. | |
The 57-year-old's body was found at about 08:55 GMT close to the foot of an open staircase which led to the roof at the Halewood plant on Merseyside. | |
He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, police said. | |
A spokeswoman said a post-mortem examination would take place but his death was being treated as "explained" and was not believed to be suspicious. | |
A file will be prepared for the coroner and relatives of the man, who has not been named, have been informed. | |
'Not yet clear' | |
An investigation led by Merseyside Police and involving the Health and Safety Executive has been launched. | An investigation led by Merseyside Police and involving the Health and Safety Executive has been launched. |
A police spokesman said: "It is believed the victim may have been on the roof of a building prior to being found injured on the floor." | A police spokesman said: "It is believed the victim may have been on the roof of a building prior to being found injured on the floor." |
A statement from Jaguar Land Rover said the victim was working for a "contractor organisation", but declined to reveal the name of his employer or the nature of his work. | A statement from Jaguar Land Rover said the victim was working for a "contractor organisation", but declined to reveal the name of his employer or the nature of his work. |
"We can confirm that a colleague from a contractor organisation was found seriously injured on site at Halewood operations," the statement said. | "We can confirm that a colleague from a contractor organisation was found seriously injured on site at Halewood operations," the statement said. |
"The circumstances surrounding this incident are not yet clear and is now the subject of an investigation by Merseyside Police. | "The circumstances surrounding this incident are not yet clear and is now the subject of an investigation by Merseyside Police. |
"We can confirm that this incident was outside the factory and is not related to vehicle manufacturing." | "We can confirm that this incident was outside the factory and is not related to vehicle manufacturing." |
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