Liam Payne's cause of death confirmed after falling from hotel room balcony

Liam Payne tragically died due to multiple injuries including a skull fracture after plummeting from a third-floor hotel balcony, it has been confirmed.

Alberto Crescenti, head of Buenos Aires emergency services, disclosed that despite the prompt response, medics could not save the star after the fatal fall on Wednesday (October 16).

The One Direction star, 31, was 'instantly' confirmed dead after he fell from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo neighbourhood of Argentina’s capital

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Crescenti stated on Thursday morning: "Our role was to head there quickly, give medical attention, and try to resuscitate him, but his injuries were incompatible with life. Based on what the team saw, there was apparently a cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death."

According to police in Buenos Aires, officers were initially responding to reports "of an aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol", the Mirror reports.

Fans were photographed lighting candles and leaving flowers at the side of the road in an impromptu vigil as they paid tribute to Liam amongst the massive police presence.

The Foreign Office confirmed it is in contact with authorities in Argentina 'regarding reports of the death of a British man'. But a spokesman declined to comment any further, including on the identity of the man involved.

Regarding speculation about possible substance abuse leading to the fall, Crescenti said this morning that Liam had tumbled into the hotel's inner courtyard, opting not to elaborate further amid ongoing speculations of alcohol or drug influence. He