Investigation launched after Corby employee injured in recycling centre collision
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An investigation has begun into an incident at a county recycling centre in which a member of staff was injured in a collision with a customer’s vehicle.
Paramedics were called to the North Northants Council-managed Corby Household Recycling Centre in Stamford Road, Weldon this afternoon (Monday, July 4) after a pedestrian was injured.
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He said: “A staff member from the Corby household waste recycling centre was taken to hospital earlier today after being involved in a collision with a customer vehicle on site.
“We are carrying out an investigation and reviewing CCTV footage to see exactly how the incident happened.
“The incident happened at about 10am this morning and the site temporarily closed before re-opening at 2pm.”
A spokesman for Northamptonshire Police said: “The pedestrian was treated by paramedics on the scene. We don’t believe the injury to be life-threatening.”