Death plunge on Sir Robert McAlpine site

A 44-year-old construction worker has fallen to his death on a Sir Robert McAlpine site in London.

The man fell while erecting a scaffolding bridge on the site of the 50,000m2 Watermark Place development in Upper Thames street on Monday.

Demolition on site is currently being carried out by John F Hunt.

It is not known who the deceased, Stephen Griffiths of Poplar in London, was working for.

A spokesman for Sir Robert McAlpine said he could not comment on an ongoing HSE and police investigation.