A worker in his 30s has died after an accident at a construction site in Sittingbourne, Kent.<\/p>\n
The victim was employed by an unnamed subcontractor on a site where Winvic is building a warehouse for frozen food firm Cook Trading Ltd.<\/p>\n
In a statement to Construction News<\/em>, Kent Police said it was called at around 9.15am yesterday (21 January) to a report of an \u201cindustrial incident\u201d at a building site in Eurolink Way, Sittingbourne.<\/p>\n \u201cOfficers, Kent Fire and Rescue Service and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended the scene where a man was treated for serious injuries,\u201d the police added.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was declared deceased at the scene. The Health and Safety Executive [HSE] has been notified.\u201d<\/p>\n Winvic told\u00a0CN\u00a0<\/em>in a statement that it was \u201cdeeply saddened to confirm that a fatal incident occurred at our Sittingbourne site on Wednesday 21\u00a0January 2026 involving a member of our subcontractor workforce\u201d.<\/p>\n The firm added: \u201cOur thoughts and sincere condolences are with the individual\u2019s family, friends and colleagues at this extremely difficult time.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are supporting the relevant authorities, including the HSE, with their investigation into the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n The South East Coast Ambulance Service said in a statement that \u201cmultiple crews, critical care paramedics and The Air Ambulance Charity attended [the scene], however sadly a man was declared deceased at the scene\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n A Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to assist Kent Police and one fire engine attended, a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n And the HSE said it is \u201caware [of the incident] and working with Kent police\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n Winvic is the main contractor on the \u00a323m Cook Trading job at the Eurolink V Industrial Park on Swale Way, according to data intelligence provider Glenigan.<\/p>\n The scheme comprises construction of a new frozen and refrigerated logistics facility on a 3.2 hectare site with office block and associated HGV yard and parking amenities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A worker in his 30s has died after an accident at a construction site in Sittingbourne, Kent. The victim was employed by an unnamed subcontractor on a site where Winvic is building a warehouse for frozen food firm Cook Trading Ltd. In a statement to Construction News, Kent Police said it was called at around …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135716,"featured_media":521932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[581],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-536630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-and-safety"],"yoast_head":"\n