Lorry driver dies in Dundalk building site accident

A man has died in an industrial accident at a construction site in Co Louth this morning.

The worker is believed to have been crushed by a cement lorry after getting out of the vehicle to open a gate at a site on the Point Road in Dundalk.

The accident happened at around 6.30am.

The Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority are both expected to launch investigations into the matter.