Tributes pour in for man, 26, who died after suffering severe head injuries in ‘heavy machinery’ incident while working at Everton’s new stadium – as mayor slams vile football chant mocking his death

• Emergency services were called to the site at Bramley Moore Dock yesterday
• The construction worker was rushed to Aintree Hospital, where he sadly died 

Tributes have poured in for a man who died after suffering severe head injuries while working at Everton’s new stadium – as Liverpool mayor Steve Rotheram slammed a vile football chant mocking his death. 

Emergency services were called to the site at Bramley Moore Dock at around 12.32pm yesterday following the incident involving ‘heavy machinery’.  

The worker, 26, was rushed to Aintree Hospital but died despite medics’ best efforts. 

Thousands of football fans and locals have rushed to express their sympathies in the wake of the ‘tragic’ incident, as Liverpool and Everton football fans alike took to Twitter to offer their tributes. 

One Everton fan, Peter Macca, said: ‘This is so awful! Sending my love to his family, friends and colleagues, my thoughts are with you all at this horrible time. RIP young man.’ 

Tributes have poured in for a 26-year-old man who died after suffering severe head injuries while working at Everton’s new stadium

Meanwhile Mayor of Liverpool Steve Rotheram took to Twitter to slam a vile Tweet mocking his death

Another Everton fan said: ‘So sad ! No one should not return home after a days work to their family! Thoughts are with the family.’

One Twitter user wrote: ‘Poor lads gone to work and will never come home. RIP.’ 

Ian Byrne, MP for Liverpool West Derby wrote on Twitter: ‘Absolutely tragic. Thoughts and condolences with his family, friends & colleagues.’

Liverpool Football Club tweeted: ‘Everybody at Liverpool Football Club is deeply saddened by this tragic news. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with his family, friends, colleagues and Everton FC.’ 

The club added blue and red hearts to show their support for the rival football club.  

Meanwhile a vile tweet mocking the death the construction worker has been met with furious backlash. 

Mayor of Liverpool Steve Rotheram condemned the incident as encouraging ‘the very worst excesses to crawl out from under their rocks’ – adding that there is ‘absolutely nothing funny’ about the tragedy. 

Liverpool FC tweeted a message of support alongside blue and red hearts together for the rival football teams

Ian Byrne, MP for Liverpool West Derby, expressed his condolences for the tragic incident

Emergency services were called to the site at Bramley Moore Dock at around 12.32pm yesterday following the incident involving ‘heavy machinery’ 

The tweet had used a football chant to make light of the tragic incident and attracted much attention on the platform. 

The mayor tweeted: ‘Twitter really does appear to encourage the very worst excesses to crawl out from under their rocks. 

‘There is nothing to sing about, nothing to celebrate and absolutely nothing funny about people going to a football match or to work and not making it home safely.’

Construction company Laing O’Rourke confirmed to MailOnline yesterday that the man was carrying out work at the time of his death as Everton FC described the news as ‘heartbreaking’. 

Workers from the site at Bramley Moore Dock said they were informed of the incident and then asked to leave the area, but couldn’t share more details, The Liverpool Echo reported.

Local reports indicate the incident involved heavy machinery and the 26-year-old suffered head injuries. 

The North West Ambulance Service said they were called at 12.32pm. An air ambulance and road ambulance were scrambled to the scene, with the latter taking a patient to hospital.

In a statement to MailOnline, Merseyside Police said their officers were called to the scene around 1pm yesterday.

The North West Ambulance Service said they were called at 12.32pm. An air ambulance and road ambulance were scrambled to the scene, with the latter taking a patient to hospital. Police are pictured at the scene yesterday 

Construction company Laing O’Rourke said the man was carrying out work at the time of his death. Emergency responders are pictured at the scene yesterday

A spokesperson said: ‘The man was taken to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead. His next of kin have been informed.’

A spokesman for the HSE added: ‘We can confirm we have been made aware of an incident and are making enquiries.’

Both Laing O’Rourke and Everton Football Club confirmed the incident.

A spokesperson for Laing O’Rourke told MailOnline: ‘We can confirm that earlier today a member of our team, who was carrying out work for one of our sub-contractors, was seriously injured in an incident. He was taken to hospital via ambulance, where he sadly died.

‘We are shocked and saddened by today’s tragic incident and our thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased man and our wider project team.

‘The police and the Health and Safety Executive are on site and we have suspended work until further notice. We will cooperate fully with any investigation that follows.’

Everton FC said: ‘Everyone at Everton Football Club is heartbroken by the news a male worker has died following an incident at the Everton Stadium site at Bramley-Moore Dock.

‘Stadium contractor Laing O’Rourke has immediately launched an investigation and will work with the police and the Health and Safety Executive to establish the full details of the incident.’

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