Crane driver has fatal heart attack in cab

Grant Prior 9 years ago
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A crane driver died yesterday after suffering a cardiac arrest in his cab above a west London site.

Firefighters rescued the man who from his crane 20 metres up at a building under construction on New Kings Road, Parsons Green.

The London Fire Brigade said: “Fire crews brought the man down to ground level but he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene by London Ambulance Service crews.

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Emergency services at the scene: Picture courtesy of the London Fire Brigade

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