Quarry owner confirms 'with great sadness' the death of Adam Donaldson

The company that own Harden Quarry has confirmed the death of one of their contractor's, 22-year-old Adam Donaldson, at a site in Northumberland.

A spokesperson for Tarmac Limited has said: “We can confirm with great sadness that our colleague, Adam Donaldson, working for a contractor, lost his life at Harden Quarry in Northumberland yesterday morning.

"Our thoughts are with Adam’s family, friends and colleagues. We are cooperating fully with the authorities and supporting the Health and Safety Executive with their investigations, so cannot comment further at this stage."

Unconfirmed reports suggested the incident in Biddlestone, near Rothbury, involved a tractor falling some distance.

Five ambulance crews were sent to the remote scene following a call at around 10.38am yesterday.

A North East Ambulance Service spokeswoman said one of the crews was from the Hazardous Area Response Team.

Three fire engines and a specialist rescue unit were also scrambled.

The Great North Air Ambulance Service was alerted but the call was stood down before the helicopter flew to the scene.