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.

The thoughts and condolences of everyone connected with Everton are with his family, friends and colleagues at this unimaginably sad time.

Stadium Contractor Laing O’Rourke will cooperate with Merseyside Police and the Health and Safety Executive in their investigations.