​Paramedics, police officers, and fire crews rushed to the scene, where a bin lorry had crashed into an empty property in Mill Street after the alarm was raised shortly after 6.40am on Tuesday (November 11). A man, a passenger in the bin lorry, was pronounced dead at the scene, whilst another passenger and the driver of the vehicle were airlifted to hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries. Gary Tune from Hereford, who works in the Leominster Antique Centre, said he had heard of the incident after receiving a text in the morning, adding that people who had entered the shop had been shocked. ALSO READ: One local resident, who lives nearby but did not want to be named, said: “The noise of the impact woke us up this morning – it was absolutely horrific. Dad-of-one Cole Porter, 33, said: “We knew it was serious due to the amount of police and emergency services here. “It’s absolutely tragic, those guys just out doing their jobs and now one of them isn’t going back to their family. “It looked a horrendous scene and your heart just goes out to all involved really.” Another local resident, who wished to remain anonymous, added: “It’s really shocking and there’s been a lot of damage to the property. “It must have gone really far into the building as well, the emergency services did a good job but it’s just extremely sad a man has lost his life.” Leader of Herefordshire Council, Jonathan Lester, said that although the man was not a direct employee of the council, he was “part of our wider council family”. “On behalf of Herefordshire Council, I extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and colleagues at FCC Environment where he worked,” Cllr Lester said. “We also send our thoughts to the two other individuals injured in the incident and wish them a full recovery.”Cllr Lester thanked both the emergency services, council staff, and responders who attended the incident in “extremely difficult circumstances”. “We will continue to work closely with our partners to assess the situation and enable the continuing response and investigation,” he added. In a statement issued on behalf of Leominster Town Council, mayor Councillor Tessa Smith-Winnard said the council’s thoughts are with all those affected by the crash. Cllr Smith-Winnard offered her “sincere condolences” to the families of those involved, and asked residents of the town to avoid Mill Street and the surrounding area whilst the major operation continued.