A 44-year-old worker fell to his death at the Olympic Stadium yesterday.

Police were called to the stadium in Stratford, which is being converted for use by West Ham United, at 7.30am to reports of a man having fallen from the stadium to the ground.

The man was unresponsive when officers arrived at the scene and he was pronounced dead shortly before 8am. 

Formal identification has not yet taken place and next of kin has not yet been found.

Police are not treating the fall as suspicious.

Balfour Beatty, the construction firm managing the site, said work had been stopped while an investigation is carried out.

The Olympic Stadium is being prepared for hosting games in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, which starts in September, before becoming the permanent home of West Ham United from 2016.

David Goldstone, chief executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation, said: “We are devastated to hear of the death at the stadium this morning and our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this time.

“As yet, the exact cause of death is unexplained, but we have stopped all work on site and will cooperate fully with the emergency services and all other relevant authorities on their investigations.

“We will also be conducting our own thorough examination of events.”