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Two people have died following a workplace incident on Ballygowan Road in Crossnacreevy, Co Down. Emergency services were called at 10.45am on Friday and sent three ambulances and two specialist hazardous-area response teams. Nobody was taken from the scene, and Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland inspectors are investigating.
Two people have died following a workplace incident in Co Down . The emergency services are at the scene on the Ballygowan Road in Crossnacreevy.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said it received a 999 call at 10.45am on Friday.
“Multiple emergency resources were sent including three emergency ambulances, and two Hazardous Area Response Teams ,” it said. “No one was taken from the scene. ” The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland said its inspectors were on site.
“HSENI is aware of an incident at a workplace in the Crossnacreevy area and inspectors are on site making inquiries into the circumstances,” it said. “We are currently liaising with the emergency services and other relevant agencies. ” Ulster Unionist Kathryn Owen described it as a “tragic incident” in a “close knit community”.
“I know this will have caused enormous shock and sadness, both locally and across the wider area,” she said. “I also want to pay tribute to our emergency services and specialist rescue teams, who have responded to an incredibly difficult situation. As always, they have shown great professionalism and dedication. “My thoughts remain with everyone affected by this tragedy. ”
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