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Man in Witney building site accident dies
11:02am Sunday 31st August 2008
By The Page Turner »
A builder who is thought to have been crushed beneath iron girders on a Witney building site has died, hospital bosses revealed today.
The 28-year-old, who has not been named, was airlifted to hospital following the incident at the Marriotts Close site at 9am on Friday.
He suffered life-threatening injuries and staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford described his condition as critical.
This morning, Sarah Bergin, a spokesman for Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, confirmed that the man had died.
She said: "The man involved in the accident in Witney died late in the afternoon yesterday."
Ms Bergin added that the trust would not be releasing the man's identity.
The victim was operating a cherry picker vehicle at the time of the incident and the Health and Safety Executive has launched an investigation.
The accident site in Marriotts Close is part of a £50m redevelopment bringing new shops, houses and a multi-storey car park.
The development is expected to open next Autumn.
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pauline, oxford says...
8:47pm Sun 31 Aug 08
I Care, says...
8:53pm Sun 31 Aug 08
Mr Ison, England says...
9:12pm Sun 31 Aug 08
ejhall31, says...
11:34pm Sun 31 Aug 08
Kathy, says...
6:57am Mon 1 Sep 08
chantelle, Witney says...
10:24am Mon 1 Sep 08
Thoughts and prayers from us, a family of someone in the building trade too.
xxx
WB, says...
11:06am Mon 1 Sep 08
Mr Ison, Endland says...
11:41am Mon 1 Sep 08
Char, Oxfordshire says...
12:48pm Mon 1 Sep 08
Tragically the young lad died but of course this needs to be covered in the news there is a massive Health and Safety issue here.
My thoughts are with the young man's family. RIP
Tasha, Witney says...
1:04pm Mon 1 Sep 08
My deepest regards go to the family. This must have come as a terrible shock. My heart goes out to youm all.
builders, kidlington says...
2:33pm Mon 1 Sep 08
Jennie, Carterton says...
4:42pm Mon 1 Sep 08
Melissa, Oxford says...
8:35pm Mon 1 Sep 08
Vicki, Carterton says...
8:58pm Mon 1 Sep 08
It is sickmaking - but compassion doesnt appear to be either newsworthy or sell papers!
IMO it is not disresepctful to reopen work on the site - it is a sad statment of fact that life goes on and as it is do you not think that all the people working at the site will not be feeling this tragedy very deeply?
They WILL ... but they carry on the best they can, no doubt thinking it will if nothing else at least honour their dead colleague's memory.
RIP mate, I didnt know you but I wish your family all the hearfelt sympathies there are.
tom, Witney says...
8:44am Tue 2 Sep 08
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