Man dead in incident at Woolwich tower block

Thursday, 7 May 2026 15:59

By Maritime Radio News Team @MaritimeLDN

A man has died following an incident at a block of flats in Woolwich in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The London Ambulance Service attended an incident at Mast Quay near to the Woolwich Ferry just before 4.25am on Thursday (May 7).

Ambulance crews and an incident response officer were dispatched to the scene, where a man was located and pronounced dead.

A crime scene remains at Mast Quay, surrounding a car park between Mizzen Mast House and Sky Sail House.

The Met Police said they cannot confirm the nature of the incident at this stage.

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