Emergency services were called to the scene at Cambridge Circus in the West End just after 1pm today to reports of a 'seriously injured' man. Firefighters, ambulance crews and an air ambulance were deployed to the scene.
A maintenance worker has died after being crushed by a telescopic urinal in central London.
Emergency services were called to the scene at Cambridge Circus in the West End just after 1pm today to reports of a"seriously injured" man.Firefighters, ambulance crews and an air ambulance were deployed at 1.05pm and police were called five minutes later.In a statement on Twitter the Metropolitan Police said:"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.
"Police were called at around 1.10pm on Friday January 27, to a seriously injured man at Cambridge Circus, W1.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.A view of the scene from the Sky News helicopter
The telescopic or hydraulic urinal is a pop-up urinal that comes out of the ground at night and is stored underground during the day.
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