{"id":690303,"date":"2026-01-12T04:25:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/690303\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T04:25:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:25:21","slug":"man-dies-after-horror-incident-at-scots-demolition-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/690303\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies after horror incident at Scots demolition site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-modal=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MixCollage-10-Jan-2026-06-03-PM-8534.jpg\" alt=\"Street with multi-story apartment buildings on the right and dense trees on the left.\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15785216\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A MAN has died in hospital after he was injured in an horror incident at a Scots demolition site.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emergency services rushed to Waverley Road in <a aria-label=\"Paisley (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/paisley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paisley<\/a>, Renfrewshire, at after the alarm was raised on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Scottish Sun newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"15785200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-10-175754.png\" alt=\"Street scene with a row of residential buildings on the right, dense trees on the left, and a paved road leading into the distance.\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15785200\" width=\"829\" height=\"476\"  \/>Multiple buildings on the street are being demolished<\/p>\n<p>A Scottish Ambulance Service trauma team and special operations team attended and a 36-year-old man was taken to <a aria-label=\"Queen Elizabeth University Hospital  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/hospitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queen Elizabeth University Hospital <\/a>in Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p>Cops said the man remained in a critical condition overnight and died in hospital on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/health-and-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Health and Safety Executive (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health and Safety Executive<\/a>, the national regulator for workplace health and safety, has been informed of the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service, said: \u201cWe received a call to attend an incident on Waverley Road in Paisley.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/15784604\/two-charged-man-dies-inverness-disturbance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/msemail_Police_09-01-26__10_jpg-JS1050366535.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">DEATH PROBE<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Two men charged after man dies in major disturbance in Scots city<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/15784469\/man-dies-fall-scots-town-building-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/plunge-horror-tragedy-man-falls-1050582994.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">PLUNGE HORROR<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Tragedy as man dies after falling from building site in Scots town<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe dispatched one ambulance, our trauma team and our special operations team to the scene. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe transported one male patient to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/police-scotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Police Scotland (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Police Scotland<\/a> spokesperson said: \u201cAround 9.15am on Friday, we were called to a demolition site on Waverley Road in Paisley after a man was injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 36-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment, where he died on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost read in The Scottish Sun\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn investigation into the circumstances remains ongoing and the Health and Safety Executive have been informed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pictures from the scene showed a dilapidated<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/police-scotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" building with cops, fire crews and ambulances (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> building with cops, fire crews and ambulances<\/a> in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, the road and an adjacent footpath were closed off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A MAN has died in hospital after he was injured in an horror incident at a Scots 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