A man who tragically died after being crushed in an accident at his workplace in Keighley was last night named as Mark Roper.

Mr Roper, 32, of Great Horton, Bradford, is understood to have been struck when a hire car reversed through some closed doors at the Autocraft Accident Repair Centre.

The vehicle involved is believed to have been attempting a three-point turn in the yard outside the business, which is on the Knowle Spring Industrial Estate, South Street.

Mr Roper, a bodywork specialist, is said to have been working on a car in the workshop at the time of the incident on Wednesday morning.

He was taken to hospital by a Yorkshire Air Ambulance after suffering internal injuries. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

People in the area where Mr Roper lived expressed shock and sadness.

One man in the King’s Arms in Great Horton Road, said: “Mark was a nice chap. He used to come in here with another guy.”

Mr Roper and his family were said to be regulars in the White Horse, which is also on Great Horton Road. Family and friends in the pub were too upset to speak to the Telegraph & Argus last night.

Police were called to Autocraft at about 10.40am on Wednesday following a report of an industrial accident. South Street was closed to traffic to allow the air ambulance to land Two other people were also injured in the incident. One was described as “walking wounded”, the other as having suffered a leg injury. They were both treated by paramedics at the scene.

Arif Khan, who runs the Ultimate Hand Car Wash in South Street, described Mr Roper as a “really nice chap”.

He added that Mr Roper was a “bubbly sort of kid”.

A 68-year-old man arrested following the incident has been released on bail pending further inquiries, said a West Yorkshire Police spokesman. Mr Roper is understood to have attended Buttershaw Upper School in Bradford. The Bradford Coroner Peter Straker has been informed and an inquest into Mr Roper’s death will be held at a later date.