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Man crushed to death after falling into trash compactor

Hr got caught in a machine that compacts newspapers and cans into square bales

In a tragic incident, a 23-year-old man died after he got caught in a bailing machine that compacts newspapers and cans into square bales. The accident happened at a recycling plant in Cornwall in the UK.
The police are probing how the victim fell into the machine and became trapped in it.
It is not known how he ended up in the industrial baler, but his death is not being treated as suspicious. It is being treated as an industrial accident, Cornwall Live reported.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson said: 'We were called to H&A recycling services company at 3.51pm on Thursday (November 16) by ambulance services. We attended the plant and cordoned off the area. Our officers will remain on scene as our investigation into the death of this man continues."
The victim was not named. The investigators have started questioning the staff of the plant and will come out with the reasons behind the tragedy some time soon.