A man has died after an incident at Hinkley Point C power station in Somerset. Emergency services were called to the site at around 8.30am today (November 13) to reports that a man had been injured by machinery.
Despite the efforts of the ambulance service, the man died a short time later, Avon and Somerset Police said. The incident happened during “planned work activities”, according to EDF Energy.
The company is involved in the construction of a new, twin reactor nuclear power station being built at the site. Nigel Cann, delivery director at Hinkley Point C, said: “We are very sad to confirm that one of our team was involved in a fatal construction traffic incident this morning during planned work activities.
