Horror as worker found dead at Jaguar Land Rover plant in Liverpool
Bosses at a Land Rover plant in the UK have confirmed the tragic news that a worker had died on site, with police now issuing a statement.
Police in Merseyside have ruled out suspicious circumstances after the sudden death of a worker at a car manufacturing plant. The body was found at the Jaguar Land Rover premises in Halewood around 6.20am today (February 19).
According to the Liverpool Echo, the worker was an on-site contractor.
Speaking to the Echo, a spokesman added: "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."
Merseyside Police said in a statement to Express.co.uk: "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."
