A MAN was rushed to Basildon Hospital with a suspected head injury following an incident with a straddle carrier at the Tilbury Docks.
The Ambulance Service was called to the docks at around 7.25pm on Sunday evening and the staff member was taken to hospital.
A spokesman from the Port of Tilbury said: “The Port of Tilbury confirms that there was an incident on Sunday 16th November during which a member of staff was injured while operating a straddle carrier.
"He is currently in hospital and we are investigating the incident. The container terminal continues to operate as normal.”
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