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Kevin Holding died after becoming trapped under a hydraulic urinal in the West End.

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Kevin Holding, 60, was killed at Cambridge Circus in central London on 27 January, despite a rescue effort. Mr Holding was pronounced dead outside the Palace Theatre at 15:40 GMT, more than two hours after becoming trapped.The inquest heard that the emergency services reached the scene, at the junction between Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road, at about 13:05 but there was a delay in the arrival of a vehicle to help lift the urinal, until about 15:15.

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