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Man, 36, dies in hospital after incident at demolition site

A 36-year-old man died after being injured at a Paisley demolition site; the Health and Safety Executive is investigating with a report to the Procurator Fiscal planned.

  • On Friday, Police Scotland responded to a 36-year-old man injured at a demolition site on Waverley Road in Foxbar, Paisley; he died at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow on Saturday.
  • During ongoing demolition works at the Waverley Road demolition works, photos of the scene showed emergency personnel in hard hats and high-visibility jackets alongside blue-lit fire engines and ambulances.
  • A trauma team including three ambulances and three fire engines was dispatched to the scene, while the Scottish Ambulance Service sent one ambulance, its trauma team and a special operations team.
  • An investigation is under way and the Health and Safety Executive have been informed, with a report to be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.
  • Police established a cordon and asked the public to avoid the area as dozens of police officers and emergency crews attended the scene on Friday.
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The Scottish Sun broke the news in Glasgow, United Kingdom on Friday, January 9, 2026.
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