Verdict of accidental death for Channel Tunnel worker

Title

Verdict of accidental death for Channel Tunnel worker

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

3 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:07

Description

Ben Rigden(?) reports on the verdict of accidental death for 40 year-old Folkstone plumber Stephen Wright, a worker on the Channel Tunnel who was crushed by a falling pipe. Wright was the fifth worker to be killed on the English side of the tunnel. His widow, Belinda expresses her disappointment at the verdict.

Contributors

Ben Rigden(?); Belinda Wright

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; France; England; Inquests; Channel tunnels; Plumbers; Accidental death; Verdicts; Widows; TML; Stephen Wright

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