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Man killed by falling 'window pane' near London building Man 'killed by falling window pane' near London building
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An investigation has begun into how a man was killed outside a new luxury apartment block overlooking the Thames in central London. Police are investigating the death of a man believed to have been killed by a window pane that fell from a new apartment block in central London.
The emergency services were called to reports of an injured man near the entrance to the Corniche building on the Albert Embankment at 10.42am on Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The man, who officers believe to be in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the entrance of the Corniche building on the Albert Embankment at 10.42am on Tuesday.
Scotland Yard said it believed he was hit by something falling from the building. Inquiries are under way to trace the man’s family. The Metropolitan police said officers were called by the London ambulance service. The victim’s next of kin had been informed of his death. “At this early stage in the investigation, it is believed he was hit by something falling from a building. Officers remain at the scene.”
Distressing images from the scene appear to show a man’s body on a blood-splattered sliproad to the Albert Embankment. The man’s upper half is covered in a blanket. A rectangular metal object that appears to be a window unit covers the man’s legs, while what looks like broken glass lies nearby. Early on Tuesday evening, a team of forensic investigators was seen at the empty window frame the pane of glass is believed to have fallen from.
Police officers remain at the scene. Images from the scene appear to show a man’s body on a blood-splattered sliproad to the Albert Embankment. The man’s upper half is covered in a blanket. A rectangular metal object that appears to be a window unit covers the man’s legs, while what looks like broken glass lies nearby.
One witness, a scrap-metal dealer named Paddy Riley, said he was driving past the building shortly after the incident when he saw the victim lying on his back. “It was very, very distressing,” the 59-year-old told the Press Association. “There was a lot of labourers standing looking and pointing up at the window and down at him but no one was going near him.”
A London ambulance service spokesman said: “We sent an incident response officer, two motorcycle responders, a single responder in a car and an ambulance crew. Sadly, a person was dead at the scene.”A London ambulance service spokesman said: “We sent an incident response officer, two motorcycle responders, a single responder in a car and an ambulance crew. Sadly, a person was dead at the scene.”
The Heath and Safety Executive (HSE), which investigates all work-related deaths, has started making inquiries. The police have a duty to inform the HSE if they believe work-related activity has some bearing on any fatality. The Heath and Safety Executive, which investigates all work-related deaths, has started making inquiries. The police have a duty to inform the HSE if they believe work-related activity has some bearing on any fatality.
A HSE spokesperson said: “HSE is aware of the incident at Albert Embankment and is making initial enquiries alongside Met police.”
The Corniche building, designed by the celebrated architecture firm Foster and Partners, was completed last year. The last remaining apartments on the development range in price from £2.7m to £6.25m. It also includes £22m penthouses on the upper floors.The Corniche building, designed by the celebrated architecture firm Foster and Partners, was completed last year. The last remaining apartments on the development range in price from £2.7m to £6.25m. It also includes £22m penthouses on the upper floors.
St James, the building’s developers, said it was working with the police on the investigation. St James, the building’s developers, said it was working with the police on the investigation. A spokesman said: “It is with great sadness that we learned of an incident at our Corniche development on Albert Embankment this morning, in which a man suffered fatal injuries.
A spokesman said: “It is with great sadness that we learnt of an incident at our Corniche development on Albert Embankment this morning, in which a man suffered fatal injuries.
“We extend our deepest sympathies to his family at this incredibly difficult time. We are investigating this incident as a matter of urgency and working with the emergency services to establish what happened.”“We extend our deepest sympathies to his family at this incredibly difficult time. We are investigating this incident as a matter of urgency and working with the emergency services to establish what happened.”
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