Fire and Rescue service personnel have said two men died after an incident at a farm slurry pit in Essex

Two men have died after they were trapped in a slurry pit on a farm.

Police were called at 5.15pm on Friday to Albyns Lane in Stapleford Tawney, near Ongar, Essex.

An Essex Police spokeswoman said: "We are conducting initial inquiries after two men were found to have died at the pit.

"Two other men were taken to Queen's Hospital in Romford, where they were treated for exposure to methane gas and later released."

Post-mortem examinations will take place later to determine the cause of the two men's deaths.

Firefighters from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service had to run 120,000 litres of slurry into a farming field as part of the rescue operation.

PA