Man dies after falling from roof in Lancing
A man has died after falling from a roof at Lancing Business Park.
A Sussex Police spokesperson said: “Emergency services were called after a man fell from height at a premises in Chartwell Road, Lancing, at about 11.30am on October 13.
“A 62-year-old man was treated by paramedics, but sadly died as a result of his injuries.
“His next of kin are aware and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.”
A South East Coast Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “Ambulance crews were joined at the scene by the Air Ambulance Charity, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and assessed and treated one patient at the scene.
"Sadly, despite the best efforts of all those involved, the patient died at the scene.”
Lancing Business Park (LBP) shared news of the incident ‘with a heavy heart’.An LBP spokesperson said: “At 11.40am on Tuesday, LBP was called to assist an incident in Chartwell Road to find eight emergency vehicles already on site.
"An experienced contractor, far from retirement and in great health, was working on the roof when at 11.21am he tragically fell into the empty unit.
“A first aider reached the man in moments, and the emergency services started arriving at 11:24am, quickly followed by responders from the Air Ambulance Charity.
"They provided every possible specialist medical intervention to try to save his life, working so hard but were unfortunately unable to save him and he sadly passed away.
"LBP would firstly like to pass our condolences to the family and ask that everyone please respect their privacy.
"LBP would also like to thank the emergency services for their amazing skills, caring and professionalisms, along with numerous people who dropped everything that day to help during the incident.
“The contractor may not have been based on Lancing Business Park, but that day everyone showed their true colours and made LBP very proud to be part of our business community.”