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Neil Shaw

Man dies in lorry accident as storm winds batter UK

A man died in a fall from a lorry during high winds from Storm Dudley.

The man, in his 60s, was in a critical condition when paramedics arrived at the scene in Marston Green, West Midlands at around 9.30pm on Wednesday.

He was given advanced life support but could not be saved, reports BirminghamLive.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "On arrival we discovered one male patient in a critical condition.

"Ambulance staff immediately began life support but sadly despite their best efforts, it became apparent nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene."

A spokesman from West Midlands Police said: "We attended an industrial unit in Marston Green, Solihull after a man fell from a lorry just before 9.30pm last night.

"A man in his 60s was attended to by paramedics at the scene, but was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.

"The Health and Safety Executive was informed and it is believed to be an industrial accident.

"Our thoughts remain with the man’s family and friends."

West Midlands Ambulance Service sent two ambulances, a paramedic officer, a trauma doctor and a Hazardous Area Response Team paramedic to the scene in Starley Way.

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