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Man crushed to death by telegraph pole in Hoo Man crushed to death by telegraph pole in Hoo
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A man has died after being crushed by a telegraph pole on an industrial estate in Kent. A man was crushed to death by a telegraph pole on an industrial estate in Kent.
It happened on the Kingsnorth Industrial Estate in Hoo at about 08:10 BST on Thursday. The wooden pole struck the man, aged in his 40s, on the Kingsnorth Industrial Estate in Hoo at about 08:10 BST on Thursday.
Police, who described the incident as an industrial accident, said officers were preparing a report for the coroner. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of people at the scene to keep him alive.
The Health and Safety Executive said it was treating the death as a "crush incident". Police described the incident as an industrial accident and said a report would go to the coroner.
Witnesses said he was crushed to death by a pole that was being loaded at I&A Communications.
A spokesman from the firm said: "Currently this is a police investigation and we are working with the police and HSE (Health and Safety Executive).
"At this moment in time all of our thoughts are with the family."
The manager at Kingsnorth Waste Management told the BBC that the incident, which happened near their unit, involved a man who was not one of their employees.The manager at Kingsnorth Waste Management told the BBC that the incident, which happened near their unit, involved a man who was not one of their employees.
She said employees did their best to help the man but could not keep him alive.She said employees did their best to help the man but could not keep him alive.
The staff members are now being offered counselling, she said.