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Sellafield picket line crash leaves man injured Striking Sellafield nuclear workers hit by vehicle
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A man was seriously injured when he was hit by a car during a demonstration outside the Calder Gate entrance of Sellafield One of the men hit by a vehicle outside the Calder Gate entrance at Sellafield was seriously injured
Four people, including two teenagers, have been arrested after two vehicles hit a group of people at a picket line outside a nuclear site. Four people, including two teenagers, have been arrested after a vehicle hit two people at a picket line outside a nuclear facility.
Cumbria Police said a Isuzu D-Max pick-up truck and a Polaris Ranger off-road vehicle were involved in the collision at the Calder Gate entrance to Sellafield, Cumbria, shortly before 09:00 BST. A Polaris Ranger off-road vehicle struck the pair in the crash at the Calder Gate entrance to Sellafield in Cumbria shortly before 09:00 BST, with another vehicle also involved, police said.
A 55-year-old man was taken to the West Cumberland Hospital with serious injuries. A 39-year-old man also went to hospital but his injuries were not serious, the force said. A 55-year-old man was taken to the West Cumberland Hospital with serious injuries, while a man aged 39 who was less badly hurt also went to hospital.
The force said the four people arrested were local males and aged 16, 19, 50 and 52. The picket line was linked to four days of industrial action by construction staff employed by contractors at Sellafield, which the Unite union said centres on a dispute over pay and "the refusal to increase allowances".
They were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm with intent, the force said. Cumbria Police said the four people arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm with intent were local males and aged 16, 19, 50 and 52.
Police said there was no wider threat to the public and they would be liaising with organisers of the industrial action to offer reassurance. A police spokesperson said officers are "liaising with the organisers of the industrial action at this location to offer reassurance".
"Officers are aware the incident has caused concern in the community and are liaising with the organisers of the industrial action at this location to offer reassurance," the spokesman said. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham condemned what she described as an "unprovoked attack".
Anyone with information is asked to contact police. "This incident will not deter our members in continuing with their lawful industrial action and the strikes will go ahead as planned," she said.
Unite the Union members at Sellafield began four days of industrial action on Monday over pay and "the refusal to increase Sellafield-specific allowances". Staff taking part in the strike include electricians, joiners, pipe-fitters, riggers, welders and groundworkers who are all employed by third-party contractors.
The union said construction workers at other nuclear projects received pay premiums that contractors at Sellafield did not match.
Sellafield Ltd previously said it did not directly employ those taking part in the action, but "safety and security" would continue to be its priority throughout the strike.Sellafield Ltd previously said it did not directly employ those taking part in the action, but "safety and security" would continue to be its priority throughout the strike.
Staff taking part include electricians, joiners, pipe-fitters, riggers, welders and groundworkers.
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