Child among three dead after tower block fall

Three people, including a child, person died aft falling from a high-rise artifact of flats successful southbound London, the Metropolitan Police has said.

Emergency services were called to Churchyard Row successful Elephant and Castle astatine 07:29 BST connected Wednesday pursuing reports that radical had fallen from height.

The Met said officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service, London's Air Ambulance and the London Fire Brigade.

A man, a pistillate and a kid were recovered astatine the scene. Despite attempts by exigency crews to resuscitate them, each 3 were pronounced dead.

Police said the deaths were being treated arsenic unexpected and that nary different injuries had been reported.

Work is nether mode to formally place those who died.

Their adjacent of kin person been informed and are being supported by specializer officers.