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One Dead, Two Injured After Bin Lorry Hits Building in Leominster

A police-led multi-agency team is securing the damaged property pending an investigation into how the vehicle left the road.

Overview

  • Emergency services were called just after 6:40am to the Mill Street and Bridge Street mini-roundabout, where a Herefordshire Council waste lorry struck a building.
  • A man in his 60s who was a passenger was pronounced dead at the scene, according to West Mercia Police.
  • The driver and a second passenger were airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and their injuries are not believed to be life‑threatening.
  • No one was inside the building at the time, which sustained significant structural damage; the lorry has been recovered but cordons and local road closures remain.
  • Police, multiple fire crews, West Midlands Ambulance Service teams including HART, MERIT and MARS, and Midlands Air Ambulance responded, with the Herefordshire Tactical Co‑ordination Group overseeing the ongoing inquiry.