Two men die unloading glass at Hitchin Town’s football ground

Two men have been killed while glass was being unloaded at a non-league football ground.

Hertfordshire Police was called to Hitchin Town Football Club after reports that two men had been seriously injured while unloading glass panels from a lorry in the overflow car park at about 14:00 BST on Saturday.

The force said two men died at the ground and a third had minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

Police said the deaths were currently under investigation.

The team, which plays in the Southern League Division One Central, did not have a home match at the weekend.