Five confirmed dead at recycling site in Birmingham

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birmingham
West Midlands
Thursday 7 July 2016 at 1:22pm

Police have confirmed that five men have died after a wall collapsed at a recycling site in Nechells, Birmingham, this morning.

Officers were called by the ambulance service at 8.45am to Hawkeswood Metal in Aston Church Road.

Emergency services attended but the men could not be saved and they were pronounced dead at the scene. Another man has been taken to hospital with serious leg injuries.

An investigation into what happened is now underway. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been notified and are assisting officers at the scene.

Photos from the scene Credit: ITV News Central

Detective Superintendent Mark Payne, from Force CID, said: