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5 men die in UK recycling plant accident

Five men have died in an industrial accident in Birmingham in the UK. It happened at a recycling pla...
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2:41 PM - 7 Jul 2016



5 men die in UK recycling plan...

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5 men die in UK recycling plant accident

TodayFM
TodayFM

2:41 PM - 7 Jul 2016



Five men have died in an industrial accident in Birmingham in the UK.

It happened at a recycling plant.

Police were called to reports a wall had collapsed at Hawkeswood Metal in Nechells just before 9 this morning.

A short while later the men were discovered but could not be saved.

Another man was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries.

Police say they are in the early stages of working out what happened.

The UK Health and Safety Executive has begun an investigation.

Murray McGregor is from the Ambulance Service and says a sixth man was taken to hospital with a broken leg:



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