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A man has died after being crushed by a hydraulic urinal in London's West End on this afternoon, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 1.10pm at the junction of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross road outside the Palace Theatre in London's theatre district, after reports of an industrial accident involving a public urinal.
Firefighters managed to free the man with a winch before he was taken into the care of ambulance crews shortly before he died.
London Ambulance Service said: 'Sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, a man died at the scene.'
An air ambulance was seen landing in Trafalgar Square while a large number of ambulances and fire engines attended the scene.
A crane was brought to the scene in an attempt by rescuers to lift the entire device out of the ground.
Met Police told MailOnline: 'Police were called at around 13:10hrs on Friday, 27 January, to a seriously injured man at Cambridge Circus, W1.
A man has been seriously injured after being 'trapped' and 'crushed' by a 'telescopic' public urinal in Cambridge Circus in central London
Four fire engines, 25 firefighters and multiple ambulances attended the scene
A crane was brought to the scene in an attempt by rescuers to lift the entire device out of the
