Emergency services called to fatal incident at Linden Foods factory

Emergency services were called in response to a major incident at Linden Foods' processing site outside Dungannon.

5 August 2021

Emergency services were called to a fatal incident at Linden Foods' factory.

A fatal accident has occurred at the Linden Foods site on the outskirts of Dungannon, Co Tyrone.

Emergency services responded to the incident which occurred early on Thursday morning 5 August.

Police have confirmed that a man has died and, together with the Health and Safety Executive, an investigation surrounding the incident is under way.

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