Man Crushed to Death Under Outdoor Urinal in London

The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
January 27, 2023UK
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Man Crushed to Death Under Outdoor Urinal in London
A police tent is erected at Cambridge Circus on the junction between Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road in London on Jan. 27, 2023. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

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.

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.

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A police tent is erected at Cambridge Circus on the junction between Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road in London on Jan. 27, 2023. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

His identity was not released.

The retractable urinals are dotted throughout London’s entertainment districts, stored below ground during the day and raised at night.

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