Man crushed to death at Kinsale grain facility

AN investigation was launched in Kinsale, Co Cork, after a truck driver was crushed to death while handling newly-harvested grain yesterday.

Man crushed to death at Kinsale grain facility

The man, named locally as John Rice, 42, is understood to have become trapped between the rear of his lorry and specialist grain-feeding machinery at a milling company in the Co Cork town at 12.45pm yesterday.

His workmates attempted to revive him before emergency crews arrived, but he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

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