Man dies after falling unwell on Queensferry Crossing construction site

Published 6th Feb 2017

A man has died after taking ill on the new Queensferry Crossing.

Emergency services were called to the construction site at about 9am on Monday after reports that a 57-year-old man had become unwell.

He was taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy where he later died, police said.

It is understood the man worked for the ÂŁ1.35 billion construction project and was walking to work when he fell ill.

A Transport Scotland spokesman said: Emergency services attended the site this morning after a colleague had taken ill.

The incident is understood to be unconnected to work activities and further details are not available at this time.''

Police are investigating the incident and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

Around 1,300 workers are employed on the 1.7-mile Queensferry Crossing, which is replacing the Forth Road Bridge across the Forth between the Lothians and Fife.