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Tragedy strikes Yorkshire caravan site as barman is trapped underneath caravan

Emergency services attempted to rescue the victim

by Ruchi Srivastava

Tributes have been steadily pouring in for a barman who was killed in an unfortunate caravan accident.

The incident occurred on Church Lane in Gomersal, at round 1.30am on 27 December.

Dominic Goddard, who was a former pupil at Whitcliffe Mount School and in his early 20s, is believed to have been walking along the street when he somehow ended up getting trapped under a caravan that was being towed at the time.

Although the road was sealed off by emergency services and the fire-fighters fought to help Dominic, but without success.

The news of Dominic’s death has resulted in a flood of messages and tributes on Facebook, especially from the pub that Dominic worked at in Cleckheaton.

Posting on their Facebook page, the pub said: “It is with deep regret that we need to announce that one of our longest serving members of staff, Dom Goddard, passed away this morning.

“Our thoughts are with his brother and his family at this time.”

Dominic’s family and loved ones have also expressed their sense of loss and pain over his untimely death.

Kirsty Eastwood, Dominic’s girlfriend, added: “Words can’t describe how much I miss my boy.

“I might have only known him six months, but we shared so much together and I know we’d have been together so much longer.”

Also expressing his grief, a friend, Scott McGhee exclaimed “Words can’t describe how we are all feeling, but there’s clearly a lot of broken hearts and teary eyes.

Meanwhile police have ruled out any suggestion of foul play and have said that it is not likely that anyone will be arrested over the accident.