Man dies after falling from roof

A man has died after falling from a roof while working in North Yorkshire, police said.

The incident happened just before 10:30 GMT on Saturday in Fordlands, Thorpe Willoughby, near Selby, officers said.

Emergency services were called but the man in his 40s died at the scene.

North Yorkshire Police said the man's family had been told and the Health and Safety Executive had also been informed of the incident.

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