A MAN has died following an industrial accident which saw him crushed by sheets of metal.

Anthony Bond

A MAN has died following an industrial accident.

The man was working at Boddingtons Electrical Ltd in the Chelmsford Road Industrial Estate in Great Dunmow, Essex, when the accident happened at about 5.15pm last night.

Emergency services rushed to the scene where the man was trapped under sheets of metal.

Firefighters helped to lift the metal from the man but he was pronounced dead on scene.

Essex Police said there are no suspicious circumstances and the Heath and Safety Executive is investigating. The age of the man and details of where he is from are not yet known.