A man 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 on Friday to reports of an injured man.
Ambulance crews, an air ambulance and firefighters were dispatched at 1.05pm and police were called five minutes later. The incident took place at Cambridge Circus on the junction between Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road.
Fire crews said the man was freed and was in the care of the London Ambulance Service, but despite their best efforts, the man was declared dead at the scene. 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.
“His next of kin have been informed. Cordons remain in place at the location.”
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Police were called at around 1.10pm on Friday January 27, to a seriously injured man at Cambridge Circus, W1. The man is thought to have sustained crush injuries while working on a telescopic urinal at the location.
“LFB, LAS and London’s Air Ambulance are in attendance. Officers are assisting with road closures.”
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 (HART), members of our tactical response unit and a medic in a fast response car. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance. The incident is still ongoing.”
A London Fire Brigade spokesman said the man had been trapped under street level underneath a hydraulic urinal.
