A MAN in his 30s has died in an accident on a building site in Banbury.

Three people were involved in the accident, when a section of a nine-tonne loader fell on a car, at the Linden Homes building site in Broughton Road, at 8.05am.

A statement from Thames Valley Police issued this afternoon said: "At around 8am, a section of a nine-tonne JCB Telescopic Loader landed on to a car.

"One of the occupants, a man aged in his thirties, was pronounced dead at the scene.

"Two other men have been taken to hospital. One has serious injuries and the other suffered minor injuries.

"The site has been cordoned off and a joint investigation between Thames Valley Police and the Health & Safety Executive is taking place."

A spokesman for South Central Ambulance said two ambulances went to the scene.

A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: "Three people were involved in the incident, which occurred around 8am this morning. A man in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene.

A spokesman for Oxfordshire Fire Service said firefighters from Banbury and Kidlington attended to rescue the three men who were trapped in the car.