Two people have died following a ‘trench collapse’ during road works in Northern Ireland.
Emergency services rushed to the scene in Crossnacreevy, Co. Down, after receiving a 999 call following the collapse shortly after 11am today.
It has been reported two people have died while a number of people remain trapped beneath the trench, with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service confirming that ‘no one has been taken from the scene.’
Firefighters are working to rescue those still stuck inside the debris using specialist equipment, while three Emergency Ambulances and two HART Teams were deployed to the site earlier in the day.
There remains a large
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