A falling sign kills a pedestrian in London

A man walking down Camden Road in North London Sunday was struck by a huge signboard, killing him on the spot.

The victim, apparently in his 20s, was believed to have died of a cardiac arrest, the police said.

A violent gust of wind was allegedly to blame. A witness, Ken Osbourne, said that the 30-feet-long (9 meters) signboard had been loose for about a month.

He works in Woody Grill next to the shop where the accident happened. He said, “It had been hanging like that for about a month.

I thought they would’ve done something about it before the accident happened. It’s a huge sign.”

The Camden Council has confirmed it is launching an investigation into what caused the signboard to fall.

A cabinet member for community safety said, “Our Health and Safety and Building Control teams inspected the scene immediately to take the necessary action to make sure there was no further danger to the public from the building.”

He added, “We are helping the police secure the site so that we can gather evidence as part of our formal investigation.”