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Man found dead in back of bin lorry in south London Man found dead in back of bin lorry in south London
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Body was discovered early on Monday in Camberwell and police are investigating Police say death of man found in Biffa lorry in Camberwell is being treated as unexplained
Police are investigating after a body was found in the back of a bin lorry in south London. A police investigation has been launched after a body was found in the back of a bin lorry in south London.
Officers were called at 5.35am on Monday to reports of a dead man in the back of the industrial vehicle in Bethwin Road, Camberwell. The Metropolitan police said officers were called at 5.35am on Monday to reports of a man’s body found in the rear of a bin lorry in Bethwin Road in Camberwell, south London.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said the death was being treated as unexplained. No further details were provided about the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was being treated as unexplained as inquiries into what happened continued. A Scotland Yard spokesman said the death was being treated as unexplained.
No details about the man were given and inquires continue.
An image on social media showed several London ambulance service vehicles surrounding a red waste truck, with bags of rubbish spilled on to the ground at its rear.An image on social media showed several London ambulance service vehicles surrounding a red waste truck, with bags of rubbish spilled on to the ground at its rear.
A spokesperson for waste company Biffa confirmed that the body had been found in one of its vehicles and said that further circumstances around the death were currently unclear. A spokesperson for the waste company Biffa confirmed that the body had been found in one of its vehicles and said that further circumstances of the death were unclear.
The Guardian reported on Monday that Biffa had recorded 109 “near misses” or encounters with people sleeping in or near its bins from April to December 2019. Veolia, another waste disposal company, has also reported increasing problems with people sheltering in bins.The Guardian reported on Monday that Biffa had recorded 109 “near misses” or encounters with people sleeping in or near its bins from April to December 2019. Veolia, another waste disposal company, has also reported increasing problems with people sheltering in bins.
At least seven people have died in crushing deaths in the last five years, the Health and Safety Executive said. At least seven people had died in crushing deaths in the last five years, the Health and Safety Executive said.