BREAKING: Huge police presence outside high rise block in Manchester city centre - live updates

A huge emergency services presence is outside a high rise block in Manchester City Centre this evening.

A number of police vehicles and ambulances are currently at the scene of an ongoing incident on the corner of Whitworth Street West and Albion Street.

Witnesses also reported an air ambulance flying overhead a short time earlier, with a number of police vans and ambulance vehicles beside a screen also reportedly at the scene.

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The huge response has been seen outside the Axis high rise apartment building.

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The M.E.N. understands police are trying to establish whether the person found dead in the street had falled from the nearby tower block.

"At approximately 6pm tonight (14/06/23) Greater Manchester Police responded to calls of a man aged 20 with serious life-threatening injuries outside of a premises on Whitworth Street West in Manchester.

"Colleagues from NWAS also attended and sadly pronounced the man deceased."

"Road closures at the junction of Albion Street and Deansgate Locks are in place while investigations are ongoing."

A witness has told the M.E.N a person was being given CPR at the scene of the incident this evening.

They said: "I was passing the incident just after it happened and police were closing the road. The person was getting CPR. It looked like a horrible incident."

We understand a number of cordons have closed off surrounding streets in the city centre tonight.

A witness has told the M.E.N this evening that 'many streets' are cordoned off amid tonight's ongoing incident.

We are expecting a statement from Greater Manchester Police shortly.