Probe into death of man at waste recycling facility

A man was crushed to death during an accident at a recycling plant in Dublin.

The Health and Safety Authority has launched an investigation after the 41-year-old died at the Greenstar Recycling waste facility in Ballymount, at about 3pm.

It is understood the man, who was an employee at the plant, was crushed by a forklift as he was loading or offloading fridge freezers and kitchen appliances from a trailer.

A post-mortem will be carried out at Tallaght Hospital.

Gardai said no one else was injured in the incident.