Scaffolding falls 100ft killing worker at Wembley Stadium

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A scaffold platform fell 100ft at Wembley Stadium instantly killing one man and seriously injuring another.

Police have said that the raised platform collapsed without warning and fell about 100ft at Wembley Stadium construction site in north west London.

The first man was pronounced dead at the site and the secound was taken to Central Middlesex Hospital via air ambulance.

Two Health and Safety Executive inspectors was sent to investegate the cause of the accident at the Multiplex project.

A spokesman for Wembley Stadium said: “I can confirm that unfortunately one person has been killed in an incident today.

“We’re trying to establish the full facts at the moment with the construction contractor Multiplex, who are in charge of the project overall.”

Written By Daniel Norton

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