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| Worker dies in Forth Bridge fall | Worker dies in Forth Bridge fall |
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| A construction worker has died after falling about 150ft from a ladder on the Forth Bridge. | A construction worker has died after falling about 150ft from a ladder on the Forth Bridge. |
| British Transport Police said he fell from the north side of the bridge onto scaffolding below the railway tracks just before 2100 GMT on Wednesday. | British Transport Police said he fell from the north side of the bridge onto scaffolding below the railway tracks just before 2100 GMT on Wednesday. |
| Police, paramedics and life boat crews were called out but the man died at the scene. | Police, paramedics and life boat crews were called out but the man died at the scene. |
| Trains are still running and the Railway Inspectorate has been informed about the accident. | Trains are still running and the Railway Inspectorate has been informed about the accident. |
| A British Transport Police spokesman said: "At 20.44 on Wednesday 27, British Transport Police received a report of a man having fallen from a ladder in the north side of the Forth Rail Bridge. | |
| "The man, who was a contractor, died at the scene." |