A man, a woman and a child have died after falling from a tower block in south London, police have confirmed.
Incident Details
Officers confirmed they are treating the incident as “unexpected” after emergency crews rushed to Churchyard Row, near Elephant and Castle, at around 7:30am on Wednesday, May 27. Despite desperate resuscitation attempts, all three were pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported, and the victims have not yet been formally identified.
Police Appeal
Anyone who witnessed or has information relating to the tragic incident has been urged to come forward and speak with police. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Met detectives are investigating after three people died following a fall from height on Wednesday, 27 May. At 7:29am officers, the London Ambulance Service, London’s Air Ambulance and the London Fire Brigade attended a high-rise block of flats on Churchyard Row, Elephant and Castle, following reports that people had fallen from height.
“At the scene, three people – a man, a woman and a child - were found to have sadly died, despite resuscitation attempts by first responders. Their deaths are currently being treated as unexpected. There were no other reported injuries. Work is underway to formally identify those who died. Their next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
“Detectives are urging any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward by calling 101, quoting CAD 1613/27MAY.”
Ambulance Service Response
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 7:31am on Wednesday, May 27, to reports of an incident on Churchyard Row, Kennington. We sent a number of resources to the scene including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and paramedics from our hazardous area response team (HART). We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.
“Our first paramedic arrived in around four minutes. Very sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, three people were pronounced dead at the scene.”
