Man, 50, dies in tipper truck crush at Blenheim Palace

A 50-year-old man working as a roofer at Blenheim Palace died after being crushed by a heavy goods vehicle (Picture: Shutterstock/Inga Kebleryte)

An investigation has been launched after a man died in an ‘industrial incident’ on the grounds of Blenheim Palace.

The 50-year-old labourer was on a pathway outside the country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, where Sir Winston Churchill was born, when a tipper truck struck him.

Named Andrew West, the roofer was crushed by the heavy goods vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene as a result of his injuries.

Thames Valley Police said in a statement: ‘We are working with the Read Entire Article