A 54-year-old binman has been killed in an accident with a dustbin wagon in Bradford.

The tragedy happened at Kesteven Court, Holme Wood, at yesterday morning.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said the local man was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

A spokesman for Bradford Council confirmed a person had died.

Richard Wixey, director of environmental protection, said: "We wish to send our condolences to the deceased's family. He was a well-liked member of our team.

"This was a tragic incident and we cannot comment any further at this point as a full investigation has been launched to find out why this accident happened."

Anyone with information about the accident should contact PC Steven Mullaney or PC Trevor Bartle at Bradford South Road Traffic Police on (01274) 376447.