Sky employee dies 'after falling from height' at HQ in west London
A Sky employee has died after “falling from height” at their studio headquarters in west London, the company has confirmed.
The individual, who has not been named, fell from a building at the studio complex in Osterley in the early hours of Monday morning.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 3.29am to reports that a person had fallen from a height.
Rapid response paramedics were deployed but the person was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Following the incident, a message was sent to Sky employees telling them to work from home if possible.
It read: “This is a message from SIREN, Sky's Emergency Notification System. Multi storey car park 2 will be closed in Osterley today.
“Our thoughts and full support are with their family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time.”
A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 3.29am on Monday 18 November to reports of a person fallen from height at Grant Way, Isleworth.
“We sent resources to the scene, including a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and members of our tactical response unit.
“Very sadly, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.”
A source told MailOnline that the sprawling Sky campus was “swarming with police”, with forensic tents erected.
A spokesperson for Sky said: “We are deeply saddened to confirm a Sky employee passed away at our Osterley campus on Monday morning.
“Our thoughts and full support are with their family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time”.
