Categories: World

London worker dead after being crushed by urinal

close Video

UK PM Sunak appears to not wear seatbelt in moving car

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears to not be wearing his seat belt in a travelling car. Rishi Sunak via Instagram (CREDIT: Reuters)

A man who was doing maintenance work was crushed by a telescopic urinal at Cambridge Circus in London’s West End theater district Friday afternoon, police confirmed. 

“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,” the Metropolitan Police said on Twitter. 

The man’s family has been notified, police said. 

JEREMY RENNER WAS TRYING TO SAVE NEPHEW BEFORE BEING CRUSHED IN SNOWPLOW ACCIDENT: SHERIFF’S REPORT

More than two dozen first responders worked using a winch to free the unidentified man after he was trapped underneath the urinal. 
(Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images)

Telescopic urinals, put in the area 20 years ago, remain underground during the day and raise hydraulically overnight to reduce street urination, according to BBC News. 

More than two dozen first responders worked using a winch to free the unidentified man after he was trapped underneath the urinal. 

A London worker died after being crushed underneath a telescopic urinal in the city’s West End district. 
(Photo by Ming Yeung/Getty Images)

“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,” a Westminster City Council member said in a statement, according to BBC. “We have been on site supporting our contractor and the emergency services and will assist all investigations in any way we can.”

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

The incident happened near the Palace Theater where “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is playing.

Share

Recent Posts

UN cash app for Gazans exploited by Hamas as terror group steals aid money meant for civilians

close Video Protesters in Gaza target Hamas For the first time since Hamas seized power…

19 minutes ago

Trump’s First 100 Days: Gitmo took early role in deportations prior to El Salvador prison deal

America’s most notorious federal prison, a terrorist detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, took center…

39 minutes ago

SCOOP: Republicans roll out $69B funding plan for new CBP agents, building border wall in Trump budget bill

FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are carving out $68.8 billion for President Donald Trump’s border…

3 hours ago

Taiwan on edge after Pope Francis’s death, closely watching Vatican-China relations

close Video Mourners pay respects to Pope Francis ahead of funeral Mourners from around the…

5 hours ago

Vancouver driver plows into crowd of people attending Filipino festival, killing multiple victims

close Video Multiple dead, others injured after vehicle plows in street festival in Vancouver, Canada…

5 hours ago

Child abduction survivor Elizabeth Smart warns of ‘terrifying territory’ for today’s kids

close Video Abduction survivor Elizabeth Smart offers safety tips to young women Elizabeth Smart, who…

7 hours ago