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January 27, 2023, LONDON, UK: A police tent is erected at Cambridge Circus on the junction between Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road in London, after a man died after being crushed by a telescopic urinal. Fire crews said the man has been freed and is in the care of the London Ambulance Service. Roads in the area have been closed.

Officials say a man in London has died after he was crushed beneath a pop-up public urinal, per multiple reports.

The victim, who has not been identified, wasworking onthe devicein Cambridge Circuson Friday when the accident occurred, according to the BBC andThe Guardian.

The Metropolitan Police Service said the victim “was critically injured” as a result, per the outlet.

Jonathan Brady/PA Wire via ZUMA Press

January 27, 2023, LONDON, UK: A police tent is erected at Cambridge Circus on the junction between Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road in London, after a man has been crushed by a telescopic urinal. Fire crews said the man has been freed and is in the care of the London Ambulance Service. Roads in the area have been closed.

Crewsused a winchto free the man, who was stuck under the telescopic urinal for more than two hours, according to the BBC and Associated Press.

The Metropolitan police said the victim was pronounced dead at the scene, perThe Guardian. His next of kin has been notified.

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Telescopic urinals are stored underground during the day but rise up to street level at night for public use, per the reports.

London’s pop-up public urinals have been around for more than a decade, according toThe Guardian.

Many of them are stored throughout London’s entertainment districts, per the AP.

The telescopic urinal involved in Friday’s deadly incident is located near the Palace Theatre, the BBC reported.

source: people.com