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.
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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."
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