Man crushed to death under outdoor urinal in London
A police tent is erected in London after a man died after being crushed by a telescopic urinal. (Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images)
LONDON - A pop-up urinal crushed a man to death in London’s theater district Friday, police said.
Firefighters used a winch to free the man after he became trapped under a hydraulic urinal at Cambridge Circus, a busy intersection in the city’s West End.
A police tent is erected in London after a man died after being crushed by a telescopic urinal. (Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images)
The Metropolitan Police force said the man "is thought to have sustained crush injuries while working on a telescopic urinal."
The force said that "despite the efforts of emergency services," he was pronounced dead at the scene.
His identity was not released.
A police tent is erected in London after a man died after being crushed by a telescopic urinal. (Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images)
The retractable urinals are dotted throughout London’s entertainment districts, stored below ground during the day and raised at night.
Associated Press wire services helped contribute to this report.