INVESTIGATIONS on the Yeadon building site where a teenager was trapped for almost 12 hours in a collapsed trench have been completed by Health and Safety Executive officials.

An inquiry was launched at the Henshaw Lane works after Rawdon man Jed Christie was buried up to his waist by several tonnes of earth when the drainage trench he was working on caved in.

Eighteen-year-old Mr Christie, from Quaker's Lane, was working for his father, Lance, on plans to construct warehousing and an operational plant at the land when the accident happened.

After 12 hours working in treacherous conditions, paramedics and firefighters rescued him and he was rushed to Leeds General Infimary, where doctors had to amputate his left leg.

He was later transferred to St James's Hospital, Leeds, where his father and mother, Debby, have kept a bedside vigil for almost two weeks. A hospital spokesman said he was now improving.

Health and Safety officials sealed off the site immediately after the accident. This week a spokeswoman for the HSE said the full investigation was continuing as officers looked at evidence from the site visit and other inquiries and interviews.

She said: "They will be considered in the light of Health and Safety regulations. It will continue for a couple of weeks."

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