- A man has survived a fall from a balcony of a fifth-story luxury flat to pavement
- The site is less than a mile from where another man died falling from same height
- Police were called to the scene at 9.30am for reports of man with head injuries
A man has survived a fall from a balcony of a fifth-story luxury flat to pavement below – less than a mile from where another man died falling from same height
A man is in critical condition having survived a fall from a balcony of a fifth-story luxury flat to pavement below – less than a mile from where another man died falling from same height.
The extent of his injuries are also not known but he is said to have suffered a major trauma.
A police spokesperson said: ‘Merseyside Police can confirm that emergency services are in attendance in Liverpool City Centre following reports of a man being found injured this morning, Sunday October 15.
‘At around 9.30am, police and ambulance were called to Great George Street at the junction of Sankey Street to a report that a man had fallen from a flat.
‘A man in his 30s has been taken to hospital where his condition will be assessed.
‘A scene remains in place as officers investigate the circumstances, and carry out witness and CCTV enquiries.’
The incident comes just weeks after a man in his 30s, named locally as James Balshaw, was found lying inside a gated courtyard.
An area below the luxury Elysian fields complex in Colquitt Street, Liverpool, was cordoned off with a green tarpaulin sheet covering a car and another hanging over the fourth floor balcony.
A full police investigation is being carried out after Mr Balshaw was rushed to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital but pronounced dead shortly after.
Two people were arrested during the investigaiton and subsequently released.
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