Contractor killed in temporary roadworks crash
BBCOne man has died and another has been injured in a crash at temporary roadworks where contractors were erecting telegraph poles.
Lancashire Police said a tractor, a van and a lorry were involved in the collision on Rochdale Road in Edenfield, close to the junction of Bridgemills, Rochdale Road and Plunge Road, just after 11:20 GMT on Monday.
A site worker, aged in his 60s, died at the scene, while a second worker, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
Police have asked for anyone who witnessed the crash or who may have seen a green tractor towing a black trailer in the area around the time of the collision to contact them.
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