Teen killed in workplace accident named

Police have released the name of a teenager who died in a workplace accident at a Hamilton warehouse earlier this week.

He was Jacob Campbell Thomas Woods (18).

Jacob died from crushing injuries believed to have occurred after he got trapped between a swing lift and a shipping container at Torpedo 7's distribution warehouse on Sharpe Rd, Rukuhia, about 6.30pm on Wednesday.

He was an employee of Hamilton transport company Altranz.

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