Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Man dies after being crushed by hydraulic or telescopic urinal while working on the device in central London.
A man died after he was crushed and trapped underneath a telescopic public urinal while working on the device in central London.
He was pronounced dead at the scene at Cambridge Circus during a rescue effort at the junction between Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road.
Pop-up toilets are stored underground and raised hydraulically to street level at night for people to use.
Crews were sent to the scene at 13:05 GMT and the man was freed by 15:40.
Fire crews used a winch to release him. Despite the efforts of emergency services he was pronounced dead, the Met Police said. The man’s next of kin have been informed.
About 25 firefighters were in attendance, as well as police, paramedics and air ambulance workers.
A Westminster City Council spokesperson said: “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the friends and family of the worker who tragically died earlier today at this site in the West End.
“We have been on site supporting our contractor and the emergency services and will assist all investigations in any way we can.”
The worker was trapped below street level “underneath” the urinal, according to the London Fire Brigade, LBC reported.
Police said in a statement on Twitter: “We’re sorry to have to update that, despite the efforts of emergency services, the man who was critically injured in Cambridge Circus was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed.”
According to the BBC, a Westminster City Council spokesperson said: “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the friends and family of the worker who tragically died earlier today at this site in the West End.”
“We have been on site supporting our contractor and the emergency services and will assist all investigations in any way we can.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We were called today at 1.05pm to reports of an incident on Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross.
“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, members of our hazardous area response team, members of our tactical response unit and a medic in a fast response car.
“We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
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