A worker had died following an accident at Laing O’Rourke’s Oxford North project on Monday morning.

A company statement said:  “Yesterday morning (4 December) a member of our team working on the Oxford North project was seriously injured in an incident on site.

“The emergency services were called and attended site immediately, but the person sadly died at the scene.

“We are shocked and upset by what has happened and have suspended work on the project.

“The police and Health & Safety Executive (HSE) are now on site and we are cooperating with their investigations. For now we are focused on doing all we can to support everyone affected by this tragic incident, including the family of the deceased and our project team.”