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A construction worker has been killed during the construction of the Crossrail project in Holborn, central London.
The man reportedly suffered head injuries while 10m down a tunnel in Holborn. Firefighters attempted to rescue him at around 05:40, but he has become the first fatality of the £15 billion project that will run from heathrow to Abbey Wood and Shenfield through central London.
On Twitter, Crossrail said:
At approx. 5am this morning a contractor working at our site in Fisher Street, London was fatally injured.
Our first and foremost thoughts are with the family and friends affected by this.
We are establishing the facts and a full investigation into the incident has commenced.
Crossrail is planned to open in 2018.
