Accident happened yesterday morning with person dying at scene

A worker has been killed at Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 tech and life sciences scheme at Oxford North, the company has said.

The accident happened yesterday morning with the person dying at the scene.

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The first phase of the Oxford North scheme includes 4,000 sq m of co-working space called the Red Hall

In a statement, Laing O鈥橰ourke said: 鈥淵esterday morning (4 December) a member of our team working on the Oxford North project was seriously injured in an incident on site. The emergency services were called and attended site immediately, but the person sadly died at the scene.

鈥淲e are shocked and upset by what has happened and have suspended work on the project. The police and Health and Safety Executive are now on site and we are cooperating with their investigations.

鈥淔or now we are focused on doing all we can to support everyone affected by this tragic incident, including the family of the deceased and our project team.鈥�

Thames Valley Police later said a man in his 40s had died at the site near Wolvercote after falling from height.

O鈥橰ourke is working on phase 1a of the 拢700m scheme which includes the Red Hall, a co-working space for start-ups and so-called because of the colour of its roof, and the first two laboratory buildings. Phase 2 includes three more laboratory buildings.

Client on the scheme is Oxford North Ventures, the joint venture company of Thomas White Oxford, the development company of St John鈥檚 College, Canadian investor Cadillac Fairview and developer Stanhope.

Earlier this year, a 26-year-old man died in hospital after being injured at Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 job to build a new stadium for Premier League football club Everton.

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Laing O鈥橰ourke last week reported a pre-tax loss of 拢288m, its largest since it was formed in 2001. Its performance was affected by problem jobs in the UK and the cost of a dispute in Australia.

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