A 44-year-old subcontractor fell from height at Olympic Stadium site

Olympic stadium

A construction worker has been killed on the site of conversion work at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, London.

The 44-year-old worker, who was a subcontractor on the site where Balfour Beatty is carrying out the work, fell to his death from height on Sunday.

The Health and Safety Executive said the fatality is 鈥渘ot being treated as a workplace incident鈥�.

In a statement, Balfour Beatty said: 鈥淭here was a fatality at the former Olympic Stadium site [on Sunday] morning.

鈥淲e worked fully with the police whilst they carried out their enquiries which concluded [on Sunday]. They are treating the death as non-suspicious.

鈥淲ork resumed on site [on Monday]. Our thoughts remain with the individual鈥檚 family, friends and colleagues.鈥�

The police have confirmed the fatality was being treated as non-suspicious.

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