Ipswich: Police name man who died in crushing incident at docks





POLICE have named a man who died following an incident at Ipswich Docks on Friday.


Neville Wightman, 52, from the Ipswich area, died after being crushed by a section of floating pontoon at the port on Cliff Road on Friday evening.

A post mortem examination found that Mr Wightman died as a result of massive crushing injuries.

A man in his 40s from Lowestoft was also injured in the incident and was taken to Ipswich Hospital where he remains in a serious condition with non-life threatening injuries.

A joint police and Health and Safety Executive investigation is continuing.

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