Man falls 50ft to his death into deep trench at Canary Wharf construction site

British police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who fell 50 feet into a deep trench at a construction site in Canary Wharf,  London, England.

The UK guardian reports that the emergency services were called to the scene in Bank Street shortly before 9am on Tuesday, after being told a person had fallen from one of the buildings.

The Metropolitan Police said the man was found in a "deep trench" and officers in Tower Hamlets were investigating the "unexplained" death.

A Met Police spokesman said: "We were called at 8.46am to reports of a body found in a construction site in Bank Street. The body of a man was found after apparently falling into a deep trench.

“The man was pronounced dead at scene. His death is being treated as unexplained and he is not thought to be a member of the construction team."

A London Ambulance Service spokesman added: “We were called at 8.52am to Bank Street, Tower Hamlets to reports of a person fallen from height.

“We sent our Hazardous Area Response Team, an incident response officer and an ambulance crew to the scene. Sadly, the patient was dead at the scene.”