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Five men have died after an industrial accident at a recycling site in Birmingham.
West Midlands Police were called to the Hawkeswood Metal plant in Nechells at 8.45am on Thursday morning, following reports that a "large concrete structure containing metal" had collapsed.
Murray MacGregor, a spokesman for the ambulance service, said the five men who died had been "crushed" by the wall and nothing could be done to save them.
A sixth man, who managed to get out from under the rubble, has been taken to hospital with serious leg injuries.
West Midlands Police were called to the Hawkeswood Metal plant in Nechells at 8.45am on Thursday morning, following reports that a "large concrete structure containing metal" had collapsed.
Murray MacGregor, a spokesman for the ambulance service, said the five men who died had been "crushed" by the wall and nothing could be done to save them.
A sixth man, who managed to get out from under the rubble, has been taken to hospital with serious leg injuries.
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