Bristol Office Worker Falls To His Death
A man in his 50s fell three floors inside the Axa Centre in Stoke Gifford.
The incident happened yesterday at around 1.30pm when the man fell more than 50ft from an atrium balcony inside the building.
The man, who was in his 50's worked for Capita, the company with handles life insurance policies for Axa.
It's understood he'd recently returned to work after being signed off with stress and depression.
In March, Capita announced that it would be cutting 300 staff at its offices in Stoke Gifford.
Yesterday's incident was witnessed by several members of staff and all 3000 people who work in the building were sent home.
A spokesman for Great Western Ambulance Service said: ''We received over 20 calls reporting a fall at the building, the first of which came through at 1.26pm.
''Reports indicated the man had possibly fallen from as high as 50ft.
''Paramedics tried to treat the man at the scene but unfortunately he had already gone into cardiac arrest.''
An Avon and Somerset police spokesman said: ''Police were called to a premises in Stoke Gifford at 1.30pm following reports that a man had fallen from a balcony.
''Paramedics attended and investigations are ongoing.''
Capita issued the following statement to us about the incident:
"We are aware of a serious incident at our Bristol operations which resulted in the fatality of a member of Capita staff. We wish to express the deepest sympathy to his family and colleagues.''
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