One man has died and another seriously injured after a building collapsed in central London at around 15:45 BST this afternoon.
A workman, believed to be in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene, with a second workman treated by paramedics and an air ambulance crew and evacuated to a nearby hospital, after a mini digger and the two men fell from the second floor to the first floor of the old US Navy building at 20 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair.
Police are advising everyone to avoid the area of the partial building collapse around £250 million luxury penthouse redevelopment site.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement:
Police are advising motorists and the public to avoid the Grosvenor Square area following a partial building collapse.
Police were called at 3.45pm today, Monday April 14, to a building site on Grosvenor Square. Officers, London Ambulance Service, London’s Air Ambulance and London Fire Brigade are in attendance.
A man, believed to be in his early 30s, who was working on the site, was pronounced dead at the scene. At least one other person has been injured.
The Health and Safety Executive has been informed. Road closures remain in place.
Officers are also advising anyone who was planning to attend a demonstration in the area from 6pm today that it may not be possible to attend the approved location.
