LIVE: Forensic tent seen outside Manchester Arndale car park amid large emergency response - latest updates

A forensic tent is in place outside the Manchester Arndale car park this afternoon.

The tent has been erected close to the entrance of the shopping centre car park on Shudehill. A cordon has been put in place around the area.

A number of emergency services vehicles are on the scene, including police cars and ambulances. The air ambulance also reportedly landed nearby amid the incident.

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Greater Manchester Police have confirmed they are responding to an incident following reports of a concern for welfare. A man is being taken to hospital and is receiving treatment for potentially life-threatening injuries.

This is a breaking incident. Follow our live blog below for the latest updates.

That concludes our live updates on the emergency response outside the Arndale car park.

Enquiries are ongoing, and no further details have been released at this stage.

Our photographer Kenny Brown has just sent us these images of the scene outside the Arndale car park.

Greater Manchester Police have confirmed they are responding to an incident in Shudehill following reports of 'concern for welfare'.

GMP said: "The male is being taken to hospital and treated for potentially life-threatening injuries. Enquiries are ongoing."

The forensic tent has been erected in an extremely busy area of the city centre, just outside the Arndale car park.

An air ambulance landing close to the Manchester Arndale car park earlier today @MENnewsdesk pic.twitter.com/qKC9GJYcCQ

This map shows the air ambulance responding over the Arndale car park earlier.

We have contacted GMP for a statement on the nature of this incident.

As soon as we know more, we will update this live blog.

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