Shoreditch: Emergency services attend scene of serious incident

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Emergency services, including London Air Ambulance, were called to the scene of the incident at a construction site on East Road, near Old Street at 1.30pm on Tuesday, December 21. Police said a man had been struck by a falling object and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Further details of the incident remain unknown, but it reportedly occurred at a building site near the junction with Vestry Street.

Both Vestry Street and East Road remain closed to traffic.

A police cordon is still in place and it’s currently not known when the road will clear.

As a result, motorists have been warned of delays, and local buses have been diverted.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) noted that they were called to assist medics and that two fire engines plus a fire rescue unit were present.

In a statement, they said: “Firefighters have been called to assist paramedics at an incident on East Road in Hackney.

“The Brigade was called at 1.31pm. Two fire engines from Shoreditch and Islington and a fire rescue unit from Euston Fire Station are at the scene.”

MyLondon reported that a forensic tent had been erected at the scene on East Street.

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