A BRADFORD man has died of injuries he suffered when he was crushed on a demolition site.

Andy Hagan, 35, was reported to have been partially buried when a wall collapsed at the former Deighton Centre in Huddersfield.

He died of his injuries on Tuesday at Leeds General Infirmary – a week after the incident.

Mr Hagan is understood to have worked for Gill Demolitions Ltd, based at Progress Works, Hall Lane, Bradford, on the site which is owned by Kirklees Council.

No-one at the company was available to comment to the Telegraph & Argus yesterday.

He was one of a number of contractors who were carrying out demolition work at the former school turned training centre in Deighton Road.

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) spokesman yesterday confirmed it was carrying out an an investigation into the circumstances which led to Mr Hagan's death.

A spokesman at Kirklees Coroners Office also confirmed Mr Hagan's death had been reported to officers but said a date to open an inquest had not yet been set.

Mr Hagan was injured on April 28, which is Workers' Memorial Day, an international annual event organised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) which remembers those who are killed through their work.

A Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed a rapid response car and an ambulance were sent to the site at about 2.15pm and Mr Hagan was taken to LGI.

His condition was initially described as non-life threatening but it is understood he had suffered multiple injuries.

Kirklees Council said it will fully support an investigation into Mr Hagan's death and offered its deepest sympathies to his family.

A spokesman said: "The Council has been informed of the death of a contractor following an accident at one of our sites.

"We would like to offer our deepest sympathies to the man’s family and friends and will fully support the investigation into this tragic event."

A HSE spokesman said: "We are aware of the situation and are currently making inquiries."

The Deighton Centre, a training base for Kirklees Council, closed last year. It was also the former site of Deighton High School and featured offices and the Tiddlywinks Nursery.

A demolition order for the site was submitted to Kirklees Council last year.

It was described as insufficient and had significant maintenance and investment liabilities.

The Council's cabinet approved plans to close the centre at a meeting in October 2013, as part of a money-saving strategy. It has since relocated staff and services into existing buildings in Huddersfield town centre.

The grounds of the centre also include three playing fields and the Deighton Sports Arena, which was not affected by the centre closing.