A campaign to raise funds for the family of a Co Down man who died in a construction accident has been launched in Scotland.
Conor Morgan, a married father-of-three from Kilcoo, was working on a building site near Shott Farm on Hamilton Road in High Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, when the accident happened last month.
Paramedics treated the 45-year-old, who worked for Re-Gen Waste Ltd, but he died at the scene.
The Blantyre Telegraph, a non-profit making local news page, has now launched a fundraising campaign "to raise money to buy each of Conor Morgan’s children a small gift to let them know that people are thinking of them at this sad time".
It added that "50 per cent of funds raised will also be donated to the Light House Club, a charity for the families of construction workers injured or who have died on UK construction sites".
The campaign, which will run until May 27, is asking people to donate £1.
A target of £250 was set but as of yesterday, at least double that had been raised.
Donations can be made via the Blantyre Telegraph Facebook page or at www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/donateonepoundforconor
Paul Veverka, from the Blantyre Telegraph, said the town was "incredibly shocked to learn that a man had died at the site, even more so knowing he was only in his mid 40s and had family, including children".
"Blantyre Telegraph hosts a monthly fundraising campaign to raise funds for local good causes and charities, almost always within Blantyre, but took the unusual step of raising funds for Conor's children away from Blantyre, given Conor had passed away here.
"It was our way of showing his family that there are many kind people in Blantyre deeply touched by this tragedy."
