Investigation after contractor dies on Blenheim Palace estate
An investigation is underway following the death of a 50-year-old contractor who was struck by a tipper truck at Blenheim Palace. Thames Valley Police and the Health and Safety Executive are currently reviewing the industrial incident.
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Workplace safety regulations and investigations into industrial fatalities are essential for maintaining public and employee safety at major heritage sites.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The incident occured on the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire
An investigation has been launched after a man was killed by a tipper truck on the grounds of Blenheim Palace.
Thames Valley Police said it was called to the Unesco World Heritage site at about 13:00 BST on 14 October following an incident on the palace grounds.
It said a 50-year-old man had died in the "industrial incident", and that it was investigating the fatality alongside the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, is one of the country's most complete country estates, and the ancestral home of wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
Dominic Hare, the palace's chief executive, said he was "deeply saddened" by the death - which he said had taken place on a construction site on the wider estate.
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