Fall from height

Second ‘fall from height’ death this week at Canary Wharf

Ankit Kumar

A man has died after ‘falling from height’ at a shopping centre which is part of the Canary Wharf estate in east London, according to police.

The man, reported to be in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene just after 9am on Tuesday morning, after London Ambulance and London’s Air Ambulance had been called to attend.

Canary Wharf Group, the company which owns the property, tweeted: “We can confirm that there has been a medical incident on the Canary Wharf estate. We are supporting the emergency services in their response.”

The incident comes less than 24 hours after a 32-year-old man fell to his death from an escalator at Canary Wharf tube station on Monday.

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