A 29-year-old woman who was injured after being hit by bricks that fell from a building site in Mile End, east London on Tuesday has died.



The Metropolitan police said the woman died in hospital on Thursday morning. Her next of kin have been informed and a postmortem will be carried out.

The force said: “Officers were called at 09:38 on Tuesday 27 March to Burdett Road at the junction with St Paul’s Way, E3. A woman had been struck by debris falling from a building site crane.

“The London ambulance service attended and the woman was taken to an east London hospital, where she was in a critical condition. A man at the scene was also treated for shock.

“Officers from Tower Hamlets CID are investigating in consultation with the Health and Safety Executive.”

Any witnesses to the incidents have been asked to contact the police.

A JustGiving page has been set up to raise funds for the family of the 29-year-old mother by her father’s colleagues at Matrix Construction, a building company.

“One of our employees was called away from work yesterday following the tragic accident at Mile End. His colleagues have asked us to start this page to help him and his family at this difficult time,” the appeal reads.

“Our thoughts are with Matthew and his family at this time. Any donations to assist them would be gratefully received.”

By Thursday evening, £3,270 of the £20,000 target had been raised.