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UPDATE: Worker injured in shopping centre accident
12:14pm Friday 29th August 2008
A worker at Witney's Marriotts Close development is fighting for his life after a serious on-site accident.
The town centre came to a halt this morning as an air ambulance helicopter circled to find a safe place to land and take the 28-year-old man to hospital.
Police have not released details about the incident but it is understood the man was operating a cherry picker vehicle on the site and fell among some steel girders.
Emergency services were called to the Marriotts Close site at 8.55am. The man had life threatening injuries and an air ambulance was called.
It eventually came down on the mini-roundabout junction between High Street and Welch Way.
Traffic and pedestrians also came to a halt behind police tape in High Street, blocking the town centre, until the helicopter sped off at around 9.45am.
Officers from the Health and Safety Executive were immediately called to investigate the scene and work on site was cancelled for the rest of the day.
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chantelle, witney says...
2:29pm Fri 29 Aug 08
My partner also works in the building trade and it really hit home the dangers these men face on a daily basis.
I was unlucky enough to be coming out of a shop in town when they bought the chap up to the air ambulance and I was digusted with the gentleman stood filming all of the "action" and I am even more disgusted to see his footage on the local television news!
Chris, Wheatley says...
3:46pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Adam, Witney Town says...
3:49pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Mark, witney says...
3:57pm Fri 29 Aug 08
chantelle, witney says...
4:11pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Chris wrote:Because there was no need for him to film the emergency services carrying out their jobs, the poor man was obviously very ill, does he not derserve some dignity and privicy?
Why were you disgusted by a news camera man doing his job?
Image it was one of your loved ones layed there, half undressed, fighting for their life and some disrespectful person filming everything! How would you feel??
Fingers crossed for the young man and a big well done to all of the emergency services involved
Molly, Witney says...
4:21pm Fri 29 Aug 08
I do hope the young man recovers and my thoughts are with him and his family
martin L, witney says...
4:28pm Fri 29 Aug 08
hev, witney says...
4:31pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Sammy, Oxford says...
4:37pm Fri 29 Aug 08
chantelle wrote:So it is OK for you to comment on this story on this site but not for another news media to film it for television ! Mmmm hypocrisy alive and well in Witney.
My thoughts are prayers are with the guy involved and his family. My partner also works in the building trade and it really hit home the dangers these men face on a daily basis. I was unlucky enough to be coming out of a shop in town when they bought the chap up to the air ambulance and I was digusted with the gentleman stood filming all of the "action" and I am even more disgusted to see his footage on the local television news!
chantelle, witney says...
4:45pm Fri 29 Aug 08
What is wrong with you people???
I understand how the world works, I am not a child but do you not think that there is a good chance of this poor mans family may see this and what effect it may have on them.
anon, oxford says...
5:20pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Sammy, Oxford says...
5:31pm Fri 29 Aug 08
chantelle wrote:No more disrespectful than people using this board to comment on the accident without knowing the circumstances.
You obviously dont understand that I am saying that it is disrespectful for anyone to be filming someone in such a way. Anyone with any commonsense would have simply filmed the helicopter taking off and such, not the actual man. What is wrong with you people??? I understand how the world works, I am not a child but do you not think that there is a good chance of this poor mans family may see this and what effect it may have on them.
tony, Bromley says...
6:18pm Fri 29 Aug 08
tommy, oxford says...
6:37pm Fri 29 Aug 08
tony, bromley says...
7:04pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Tom, says...
7:05pm Fri 29 Aug 08
tony wrote:i agree
well that young man is my son-in-law - who happens to be a loving family man so I think people should think long and hard before posting insults
Willy Biz, Witney Shire says...
5:13am Sun 31 Aug 08
Once again our emergency services showing what a fantastic job they do. I'm sure the victim's chances have been hugely enhanced by the actions of our Firefighters and Paramedics. I should also imagine that someone on site would have been offering first aid immediatley, Health and Saftey controls make these accidents a very rare occurance so they always come as a shock.
Media were in town filming David Cameron as i understand so it's no suprise that there was Video footage and Photo's from what was otherwise a fairly quiet Oxfordshire Day.
I completley agree with points raised with regard to Dignity but with hundreds of people stood watching and most of them with a Camera Phone, pictures are always going to be taken!! If the media hadn't been there, we would have probably watched the news with grainy mobile phone pics and video's.
Once again, Best of luck and wishes to the injured man.
Mike, Manchester says...
9:38am Mon 1 Sep 08
I am also sickened by some of the comments on this forum. You should be ashamed of yourselves. This is neither the time nor the place for racial hatred and I hope they are deleted before too many people read them.
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Laura, Oxford says...
1:40pm Fri 29 Aug 08
My boyfriend works on a building site and i worry so much about him because 'Workman' are at risk of accidents in the workplace to a high percentace.
My thoughts go out to him....