A worker has died on a JR Pickford student accommodation site in Colchester

According to the Essex Chronicle, the victim was fatally injured at the site in King Edward Quay in Colchester yesterday, where JR Pickford as overseeing the development of a 779-room student accommodation scheme.

Police were contacted by the ambulance service shortly after 7.30am and an air ambulance was despatched, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

A spokesman for JR Pickstock said: 鈥淚t is with regret to confirm that there was a tragic incident on our development site in Colchester this morning.

鈥淭he incident involved an employee of the Principle Contractor for the project Urban Summit Ltd.

鈥淎s the client we are unable to comment any further information at this point in time.鈥�

鈥淭he investigation into the cause of the accident is with the police and the Health and Safety Executive have been informed.鈥�

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