An investigation has been launched by health and safety experts into the death of a Keighley lorry driver.

Jack Ward, 62, was killed when a steel pipe fell from his lorry as he was making a delivery at the Aberdeen Waste Water Project.

He was rushed to hospital in Aberdeen, but was pronounced dead on arrival on Tuesday, August 29.

A spokesman for Aberdeen police said Mr Ward had driven a load of steel pipes to the project at Nigg, south of the city.

"One of the pipes fell off on top of him and he suffered massive head injuries," she said.

"We attended and a report will be filed with the Procurator Fiscal, the equivalent of the Crown Prosecution Service in England. There are no suspicious circumstances."

The health and safety executive were called in and they would lead the investigation, she added.

An HSE spokesman said the probe would investigate whether the lorry was in a sound condition and that correct procedures were followed.

The report would be forwarded to the Procurator Fiscal, who would make recommendations about any further action that could be taken.

Mr Ward, who lived in Kingfisher Court, East Parade, Keighley, was a single man and had been a lorry driver for many years.

His sister, Linda Reay, of Wilsden, said: "His death has come as a big shock. We learned about it through Teletext when a friend telephoned us and told us to look

"He was a very experienced driver. We are completely in the dark as to how it happened."

She said her brother was a popular man who was well-known in the Keighley area.

Mr Ward leaves another sister, Anne Hebden, of Gilstead, and a brother, Arthur.

His funeral service and cremation will take place at Oakworth Crematorium on Monday, September 11 at 11.30am.