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| Man killed in landfill accident | Man killed in landfill accident |
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| A man has died in an accident at the Dargan Road landfill site in north Belfast. | A man has died in an accident at the Dargan Road landfill site in north Belfast. |
| It is understood he was dumping rubbish for a private contractor when it happened. The Health and Safety Executive is now investigating. | It is understood he was dumping rubbish for a private contractor when it happened. The Health and Safety Executive is now investigating. |
| Belfast councillor Jim Rodgers said the man had sunk after standing on rubbish. | |
| "Tremendous efforts were made by council employees to save him and the emergency services also arrived, but sadly he died," Mr Rodgers said. | "Tremendous efforts were made by council employees to save him and the emergency services also arrived, but sadly he died," Mr Rodgers said. |
| "My thoughts and prayers are with his immediate family circle. This is an absolutely terrible tragedy. | "My thoughts and prayers are with his immediate family circle. This is an absolutely terrible tragedy. |
| "It's the first I can ever recall at the council's north foreshore landfill site." | "It's the first I can ever recall at the council's north foreshore landfill site." |
| The dead man's name has not yet been released. | The dead man's name has not yet been released. |