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25/01/2008
Fatal Building Site Accident Probed
Falling bricks have killed a 61-year-old man on a building site in Co Tyrone.
The incident happened at a house under construction on a building site in Main Street in Fintona, County Tyrone shortly after 9am on Friday.
Emergency services treated the man at the scene but he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police and the Health and Safety Executive have begun an investigation into the incident.
(BMcC)
The incident happened at a house under construction on a building site in Main Street in Fintona, County Tyrone shortly after 9am on Friday.
Emergency services treated the man at the scene but he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police and the Health and Safety Executive have begun an investigation into the incident.
(BMcC)
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