Worker dies at Jaguar Land Rover site in Halewood

Emergency services rushed to the scene this morning

Author: Dan DaviesPublished 19th Feb 2024
Last updated 19th Feb 2024

A man has died following a 'serious incident' at Jaguar Land Rover's factory in Merseyside.

Emergency services were called to reports a man had been found unresponsive at the plant on Speke Boulevard at around 6:20am on Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services.

The worker's death is not being treated as suspicious, Merseyside Police confirmed.

A Jaguar Land Rover spokesperson said: "We can confirm there was a serious incident at our Halewood site this morning involving the death of an employee of one of our on-site contractors. The incident is now being investigated by Merseyside Police.

"Our thoughts and condolences are with the family of our colleague at this time. We will be working closely with our contractor as well as our JLR colleagues to ensure we provide full support to employees affected by the incident."

A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: "We can sadly confirm that a man has died following an incident at Speke Boulevard, this morning, Monday 19 February.

"At around 6.20am it was reported that a man had been found unresponsive at Jaguar Land Rover Factory plant in Speke Boulevard, Halewood.

"He was sadly pronounced deceased by emergency services.

"The man’s next of kin have been informed.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.

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