Mayo work place death investigated

A man was killed in a work place incident in Co Mayo this morning.

A man was killed in a work place incident in Co Mayo this morning.

He was fatally injured when he became trapped underneath a fuel tank while it was being lifted from a truck at a Bus Éireann depot in Ballina.

The incident occurred at about 8.30pm.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to Mayo General Hospital for a postmortem examination.

Gardaí attended the scene of the incident this morning and are investigating the circumstances of the man's death.

The Health and Safety Authority has begun a separate investigation.