Telescopic urinal

The man had been working on the pop-up toilet, which is stored beneath the ground during the day.

Despite the efforts of emergency services he was pronounced dead, the Met Police said. The man's next of kin have been informed. Crews were sent to the scene at 13:05 GMT and the man was freed by 15:40.

A man has been seriously injured after being 'trapped' and 'crushed' by a 'telescopic' public urinal near Trafalgar Square in central London. Advertisement.

'We sent a number of resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, members of our hazardous area response team (HART), members of our tactical response unit and a medic in a fast response car. A spokesperson for the theatre's stage door department said: 'At this point we don't have the information to give out to people and it is an ongoing situation. 'The man trapped under street level under a hydraulic urinal on Cambridge Circus has been freed. 'The Brigade was called at 1305. The incident is still ongoing.' A crane was brought to the scene in an attempt to lift the entire device out of the ground

Ambulance crews, an air ambulance and firefighters were sent to the scene at Cambridge Circus.

“The man trapped under street level under a hydraulic urinal on Cambridge Circus has been freed. “The brigade was called at 1.05pm. Roads in the area have been closed.