Woman in critical condition after being hit by falling bricks. Police have now cordoned off the area.
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A woman has suffered severe injuries after being crushed by bricks and debris thought to have fallen from a crane in Mile End.
A young woman is in a critical condition after being hit by bricks and debris that collapsed from a building in Mile End, east London at 09:40 GMT. Hello everyone.
She suffered serious injuries on Tuesday morning after she was crushed by bricks that fell from a crane in Tower Hamlets.
Video footage shows passers-by surrounding the woman as she lay injured on Burdett Road at junction with St Pauls Way. CPR was given by passers-by before emergency services arrived on the scene and took the woman in to hospital.
A spokeswoman for Health and Safety England (HSE) has said that they are “aware of the incident and is investigating”.
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HeadlineWoman ‘critical’ after being hit by falling bricks in Mile End
Short HeadlineWoman fighting for life after being crushed by bricks
StandfirstVideo footage shows passers-by surrounding the woman as she lay injured on Burdett Road at junction with St Pauls Way.
A woman has suffered severe injuries after being crushed by bricks and debris thought to have fallen from a crane in Mile End.
A young woman is in a critical condition after being hit by bricks and debris that collapsed from a building in Mile End, east London at 09:40 GMT. Hello everyone.
She suffered serious injuries on Tuesday morning after she was crushed by bricks that fell from a crane in Tower Hamlets.
Video footage shows passers-by surrounding the woman as she lay injured on Burdett Road at junction with St Pauls Way. CPR was given by passers-by before emergency services arrived on the scene and took the woman in to hospital.
A spokeswoman for Health and Safety England (HSE) has said that they are “aware of the incident and is investigating”.
