A 48-year-old roofer has died after a horrific fall from scaffolding on a building site.

Martin Livingstone was airlifted to hospital on Monday after he fell about 15 metres at the building site in Burgess Hill.

He was taken to the Royal London Hospital where he was treated for head and chest injuries but he died yesterday morning.

Site workers raised the alarm immediately after the man fell at about 8.15am.

Mr Livingstone was employed by a roofing sub contractor to work for developers Crest Nicholson at the site in Folders Keep, off Folders Lane in Burgess Hill.

An on site first aider gave immediate treatment until an air ambulance arrived and ferried the roofer to the intensive care unit at the London hospital.

Other site employers were given the rest of the day off to recover from the shock and to allow police to study the site for possible causes.

A full investigation involving police at Burgess Hill and the Health and Safety Executive has now begun to look at the circumstances of the incident.

Sergeant Simon Alexander of Burgess Hill Police said it was not being treated as a suspicious death. He said: "From our aspect it is a tragic accident.

"The family has been notified and one of the family members worked with the man who fell.

"He saw the incident and understandably he is very upset by what has gone on.

"The incident is being fully investigated by the Health and Safety Executive and our thoughts are with the family following this tragic incident."

A Crest Nicholson spokesperson said: "Our sympathy and thoughts are with his family, friends and those working on site alongside him.

"Along with the Health and Safety Executive, Crest Nicholson has launched a full investigation in to the incident in order to fully establish the circumstances surrounding the event."

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