A WORKER was seriously injured in an accident at the Tibbett & Britten warehouse for DIY giant B&Q this week.

Health and safety experts are investigating how 28-year-old Mark Harmer was hurt while at work in Runcorn's Whitehouse industrial estate.

It is understood he sustained head injuries after being hit by an item which fell off a pallet.

The accident is believed to have happened while a fork lift truck driver was manoeuvring in the warehouse.

The injured man is still in hospital.

A spokesman for Halton Council's environmental health department said:"We visited the company last week and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident is ongoing."

The company refused to make any comment.

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