A man has died following an 'incident involving a HGV'.
At around 10.50pm on Tuesday, November 30 police were called to a warehouse on Gorsey Lane in Widnes.
Officers attended the scene and found a 45-year-old man, who was working at the site, had been injured in an incident involving a HGV.
READ MORE: Stranger grabbed woman by the hair and gave her a 'wet kiss' in city centre bar
Paramedics treated the man, who is from the Warrington area, at the scene before transferring him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a large emergency services presence at the scene and specialist ambulances also being in attendance.
A full investigation has now been launched by Cheshire Police in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive.
A spokesperson for Cheshire Police said: "At around 10.50pm on Tuesday, November 30 police were called to reports of an incident at a warehouse on Gorsey Lane, Widnes.
"Officers attended the scene and found that a 45-year-old man, who was working at the site, had been involved in an incident involving a HGV.
"The man, who is from the Warrington area, was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital. Sadly he was pronounced dead a short time later.
"A full investigation into the cause of the incident has been launched by Cheshire Police in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive."
For the latest news and breaking news visit liverpoolecho.co.uk/news
Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.
Follow us on Twitter @LivECHONews - the official Liverpool ECHO Twitter account - real news in real time.
We're also on Facebook/theliverpoolecho - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Liverpool ECHO.
