The emergency services were called to the scene in Cambridge Circus just after 1pm and a rescue operation was mounted. The Metropolitan police said: “We're ...
The brigade was called at 1.05pm and the incident was over by 3.41pm. Earlier, a Met spokesperson said the man was thought to have sustained crush injuries while working on a telescopic urinal. The trapped man was freed using a winch after nearly two hours.
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 ...
His next of kin have been informed. Closures are expected to remain in place for a number of hours, police at the scene said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at Cambridge Circus during a rescue effort at the junction between Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road.
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. Emergency services were called to Cambridge Circus in the West End just after 1pm on Friday to reports of a "seriously injured" man. 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.
The man is believed to have been working on a 'telescopic urinal' when he became trapped, police said.
"Firefighters worked with partner agencies and used a winch to free him. London Fire Brigade said firefighters had been called to a person trapped below street level underneath a hydraulic urinal.
A man was crushed to death in central London on Friday while attempting to repair a telescopic urinal, one of a number of facilities which rise out of the ...
"The man is thought to have sustained crush injuries while working on a telescopic urinal," London's police force said. LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A man was crushed to death in central London on Friday while attempting to repair a telescopic urinal, one of a number of facilities which rise out of the ground to provide late-night relief for revellers. Firefighters used a winch to remove the man who was trapped underneath the urinal, below street level, but he was pronounced dead at the scene by ambulance staff, the London Fire Brigade said in a statement.
The Metropolitan Police force said the man “is thought to have sustained crush injuries while working on a telescopic urinal.” The force said that “despite the ...
Firefighters used a winch to free the man after he became trapped under a hydraulic urinal at Cambridge Circus, a busy intersection in the city’s West End. The Metropolitan Police force said the man “is thought to have sustained crush injuries while working on a telescopic urinal.” The force said that “despite the efforts of emergency services,” he was pronounced dead at the scene. LONDON -- A pop-up urinal crushed a man to death in London’s theater district Friday, police said.
Emergency services tried to save the man, who has not been named, but he died at the scene at Cambridge Circus on the junction between Shaftesbury Avenue ...
'The brigade was called at 1.05pm and the incident was over by 3.41pm. A crane was brought to the scene in an attempt by rescuers to lift the entire device out of the ground. The theatre is uncertain whether tonight's performance of the stage show at 7pm will take place, a spokesman said, adding: 'It is an ongoing situation. A crane was brought to the scene in an attempt by rescuers to lift the entire device out of the ground 'He was left in the care of London Ambulance Service and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. A Metropolitan Police spokesman 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 said they were called at about 1310 GMT (9:10 p.m. in Manila) to a seriously injured man at Cambridge Circus, in the heart of London's West End, the ...
"Firefighters worked with partner agencies and used a winch to free him. Police said they were called at about 1310 GMT (9:10 p.m. LONDON: A man was crushed to death by a "telescopic" urinal in central London on Friday despite the efforts of ambulance crews, an air ambulance and firefighters.
Ambulance crews, an air ambulance and firefighters were sent to the scene at Cambridge Circus.
“The man trapped under street level under a hydraulic urinal on Cambridge Circus has been freed. “The brigade was called at 1.05pm. Roads in the area have been closed.
Police raced to the scene at the junction of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross road outside the Palace Theatre, after reports of a man being crushed.
His next of kin has been informed." We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance. He was treated by paramedics but died despite their efforts. Officers said they were called at 1.10pm today to reports of a seriously injured man at the scene. They later issued an update saying the man had died. A Scotland Yard spokesman said on Friday: "Despite the efforts of emergency services, the man who was critically injured in Cambridge Circus was pronounced dead at the scene.
The pop-up toilet is closed to the public after a man was crushed to death under another device.
Westminster City Council said a telescopic urinal on Villiers Street had been shut as a precaution. Westminster City Council said the Villiers Street urinal would be closed until further notice. A second telescopic public urinal has been shut after a man was crushed and died while working on another device in central London.
The pop-up toilet is closed to the public after a man was crushed to death under another device.
Westminster City Council said a telescopic urinal on Villiers Street had been shut as a precaution. Westminster City Council said the Villiers Street urinal would be closed until further notice. A second telescopic public urinal has been shut after a man was crushed and died while working on another device in central London.
Emergency services were called to the scene in London's theatre district on Friday after a worker was trapped beneath a telescopic urinal.
Emergency services were called to the scene in London's theatre district around 1 pm on Friday afternoon, and the man was freed around 3:40 pm but was later pronounced dead at the scene. The pop-up toilets are stored underground during the day and are raised to street level at night for people to use, an initiative designed to discourage urination on the street. A man died after being crushed by a hydraulic telescopic urinal in central London, England, while he was working on the device, the