ONE MAN HAS died and two others have been injured following an incident at a construction site in Cork.

It happened at around 12.30 this afternoon in Midleton.

Emergency services were called to the site, where one man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two other men received injuries and are being treated at Cork University Hospital.

It is not yet known exactly what happened but it’s understood that the men were working near machinery at the time.

Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority are investigating the incident.

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Man dies in Cork construction site accident

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