Mum, 29, fighting for life after being hit by falling bricks on school run had just got engaged
Kayla Boor is currently fighting for her life in hospital - on her 29th birthday - following the incident in Mile End, East London
A YOUNG mum fighting for her life after being crushed by falling bricks had just got engaged.
Kayla Boor, 29, was on the school run when she was hit by bricks that fell five storeys from a building site as she dropped her child off in Mile End, East London.
She told Sun Online: "Her dad works for me.
The Go Kart track owner said it was unclear whether the two women were together.
Aladdin Rahman said: “My friend, who’s a bus driver and was driving a bus at the time it happened, said that some bricks had fallen on the woman.
“Several people were trying to get to the lady and so were the construction workers.
“It was a hectic scene at the time.”
The incident happened next to a housing development in Burdett Road at the junction with St Paul's Way.
Police have confirmed that her next of kin have been informed.
Bow Corner is a new development of 19 one, two and three bedroom apartments and is currently under construction.
Steve Boreham, construction director of Higgins Homes, said: “Our primary thoughts and concerns are with the lady who has been injured and those affected.
"We are working with the Health & Safety Executive who are investigating the incident to determine the cause and will release more information as soon as it’s available.
"Our priority at the moment is of course to make the area safe.”
A HSE spokesman said: “Inspectors have attended the site and are making ongoing enquiries in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police to investigate the circumstances of the incident.
“As the investigation is ongoing we are unable to comment further at this time.”
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