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| Wheelie bin man crushed to death | Wheelie bin man crushed to death |
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| A man who is thought to have climbed into a bin before being crushed to death in a dust cart has been identified as a 35-year-old Londoner. | A man who is thought to have climbed into a bin before being crushed to death in a dust cart has been identified as a 35-year-old Londoner. |
| Sussex Police said Scott Williams, from Wembley, had been reported missing an hour after his body was found at Sussex Waste Recycling Ltd in Newhaven. | Sussex Police said Scott Williams, from Wembley, had been reported missing an hour after his body was found at Sussex Waste Recycling Ltd in Newhaven. |
| A post-mortem examination revealed he had been crushed to death. | A post-mortem examination revealed he had been crushed to death. |
| The dust cart, where Mr Williams' body was found, had been collecting bins in Brighton. | The dust cart, where Mr Williams' body was found, had been collecting bins in Brighton. |
| A worker sifting through bin bags made the discovery on Monday morning. | A worker sifting through bin bags made the discovery on Monday morning. |
| 'Tragic incident' | 'Tragic incident' |
| Police believe Mr Williams, who had been out with a friend and was seen in public houses in Brighton until 0100 BST on Sunday, had been in one of the large wheelie bin used by blocks of flats or businesses. | Police believe Mr Williams, who had been out with a friend and was seen in public houses in Brighton until 0100 BST on Sunday, had been in one of the large wheelie bin used by blocks of flats or businesses. |
| Officers are investigating how he came to be there and are treating his death as unexplained rather than suspicious. | Officers are investigating how he came to be there and are treating his death as unexplained rather than suspicious. |
| The GMB union has called for large wheelie bins to be checked individually before they are emptied into refuse lorries. | |
| Spokesman Robert Macey said the way they were currently collected in Brighton meant people could get trapped inside before being loaded on a cart. | Spokesman Robert Macey said the way they were currently collected in Brighton meant people could get trapped inside before being loaded on a cart. |
| A spokesman for Brighton and Hove City Council said: "This is a tragic incident. The council has warned people not to get into our bins and have put stickers on the 700 street bins. | A spokesman for Brighton and Hove City Council said: "This is a tragic incident. The council has warned people not to get into our bins and have put stickers on the 700 street bins. |
| "We are also putting them on the other 1,000 bins we have in bin stores to remind everyone of the dangers. | "We are also putting them on the other 1,000 bins we have in bin stores to remind everyone of the dangers. |
| "In addition we have worked with groups across the city to raise the issue with vulnerable people. We really hope the message gets across so that this isn't repeated." | "In addition we have worked with groups across the city to raise the issue with vulnerable people. We really hope the message gets across so that this isn't repeated." |
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| Man in bin was crushed to death | Man in bin was crushed to death |