A MAN has died in a fall from a multi-storey car park in the city centre

Police and ambulance crews were called to the area behind the Brighton Centre at 8.55am today.

A helicopter was scrambled to the scene, and Russell Road was cordoned off.

It has now been confirmed that a man was found dead at the scene.

One witness said: "It looks like a major incident, there are police cars there.

"The roads were blocked off, and there was an ambulance with a tent there."

Officers at the scene had blocked Russell Road, but told car park users they could still access their vehicles.

Earlier, the police said they responded to a medical incident, with many officers and ambulances called.

The force said: "We were called at 8.55am when a man was found lying in the street in Russell Road, Brighton, by a member of the public.

"Despite the efforts of emergency services, he was sadly confirmed dead at the scene.

"He is believed to have fallen from an adjacent multi-storey car park.

"At this time, his death is being treated as unexplained, but not suspicious."

An officer for the coroner will now investigate the death.