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A man has died after being crushed by a telescopic urinal he was working on in central London.
Emergency services were dispatched to Charing Cross Road in the West End just after 1pm on Friday, as the man suffered “severe injuries” after being trapped underground.
He was finally rescued at around 3.40pm after dozens of firefighters spent more than two and a half hours trying to free him, eventually using a winch to open the urinal.
At around 4.40pm Scotland Yard said: “We regret to have to update that, despite the efforts of the emergency services, the man who sustained serious injuries at Cambridge Circus was pronounced dead at the scene.
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His closest relatives have been notified.
“The belts stay in place at the site.”
Members of the public were asked to “please avoid the area if possible”.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Firefighters have been called to a person trapped in Charing Cross Street in central London.
A man was trapped below street level under a hydraulic urinal. Firefighters worked with partner agencies and used a crane to free him.
“He was left in the care of the London Ambulance Service and was unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene.”
Firefighters and emergency services attend to an emergency outside the Palace Theater at Cambridge Circus
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The incident occurred at Cambridge Circus – a junction connecting Charing Cross Street with Shaftesbury Street, in the heart of London’s famous theater district.
The urinal was located just yards from the Palace Theatre, and is currently home to the award-winning play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Witnesses reported seeing an air ambulance land in Trafalgar Square, while others described a “massive emergency response” in the area.
A crane was seen at the scene around 3 p.m., and emergency workers used it to lift the urinal off the floor.
About 25 firefighters in four fire trucks formed part of a massive emergency response
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A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called today (27 January) at 1.05pm to reports of an incident in Shaftesbury Road, Charing Cross.
“We have dispatched a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crew, members of the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), members of the Tactical Response Unit and a medic in a rapid response vehicle. We have also dispatched the London Air Ambulance.
“Sadly, despite our crew’s best efforts, a man was pronounced dead at the scene.”
A Westminster City Council spokesperson said: “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the friends and family of the worker who tragically passed away earlier today at this site in the West End.
“We have been on site supporting our contractor and emergency services and will assist with all investigations in any way we can.”
Telescopic urinals were introduced to central London over a decade ago, as an innovative way of providing late-night revelers with a place to urinate.
They are designed to fall to the ground to resemble manhole covers by day, but as nighttime rise from the ground to provide precious extra cover as the bars begin to empty.
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