A man has died after a workplace incident in Welshpool on Friday afternoon.

The man, believed to be in his 40s, was in the process of offloading a truck parked outside an engineering firm on Sheffield Road at around 9am when the incident happened.

He was unloading steel pipes from the truck when they fell on him.

The man sustained serious injuries in the accident and was taken to Royal Perth Hospital by St John Ambulance.

He later died from his injuries.

Worksafe investigators are on the scene, and a report will be prepared for the coroner.