Second death in two days at Canary Wharf as man falls from shopping center's 4th floor
Workers at the center were reportedly shocked when they heard a "ping" and then a "distinct thud" before the man's body was seen lying near the escalators.
A man, believed to be in his 50s, reportedly died after falling from the fourth floor of a shopping center at Canary Wharf, in the second reported death in the east London financial district in 24 hours.
Reports state that people at the center called emergency services to the scene on Tuesday morning as soon as the man, yet to be identified, fell to the ground.
Workers at the center were reportedly shocked when they heard a "ping" and then a "distinct thud" before the man's body was seen lying near the escalators. The man, who was "wearing a suit," was pronounced dead at the scene at 9 am. The Mirror reported that some also claimed that the man appeared to send a text before plunging to his death