A worker at a steel plant in North Yorkshire died when he became trapped under a forklift truck.
North Yorkshire Police have launched a joint investigation with the Health and Safety Executive into the death of a man who was crushed by a forklift truck.
The worker was airlifted to hospital but later pronounced dead after the incident at Severfield-Watson Structures in North Yorkshire.
A spokesman for the force said officers are currently treating what happened as a "tragic accident".
The employer of a man killed when he became trapped under a forklift truck has released a statement saying its thoughts are with his family.
The man was working at Severfield-Watson Structures near Thirsk when he was crushed by the vehicle. The Health and Safety Executive is investigating.
– Spokesman, Severfield-Watson“We can confirm that on Wednesday 13 March an incident at our Severfield-Watson Structures production plant in Dalton led to the tragic death of a company employee.
At this moment, our thoughts are with the employee’s family. A full investigation is underway and until this is completed the Company is not in a position to comment any further.”
A man has died after being crushed under a forklift truck at a steel plant in North Yorkshire.
Fire crews were called to Severfield-Watson, near Thirsk, at about 8:30am on Wednesday. It took nearly two hours to free the man from under the vehicle. He was airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary but pronounced dead.