{"id":7898,"date":"2025-09-18T10:46:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=7898"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:46:57","slug":"quad-bike-hits-striking-sellafield-construction-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/quad-bike-hits-striking-sellafield-construction-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Quad bike hits striking Sellafield construction workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two men have been charged with dangerous driving after a quad bike hit a picket line of construction workers outside the Sellafield nuclear site on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A 55-year-old construction worker was taken to the West Cumberland Hospital with serious injuries before being transferred to the Cumberland Infirmary following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>He remains in hospital in a stable condition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"498213\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ardenttide.co.uk%2Fcw%2FArticle-Seamless-Transition.html%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/atl-300-250.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another man aged 39, also attended hospital with minor injuries and has now been discharged.<\/p>\n<p>Cumbria police arrested four people following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Two men have now been charged with dangerous driving with the other two bailed on conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The police added: &#8220;Officers are aware of some tensions in the community and would ask everybody to act responsibly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Union officials from Unite said the picket would continue as planned this week in a long running dispute over pay.<\/p>\n<p>Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: \u201cThis incident will not deter our members in continuing with their lawful industrial action and the strikes will go ahead as planned.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"494661\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrand-accesssolutions.com%2Fg-deck%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brand image001.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"478038\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.creaghconcrete.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Creagh.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/AhKnT06<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two men have been charged with dangerous driving after a quad bike hit a picket line of construction workers outside the Sellafield nuclear site on Wednesday. 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