A MAN has died after falling from the top of a multi-storey car park in Southampton.

The incident happened at the Marlands car park at the junction of Pirelli Street and Western Esplanade just before 10am.

Police cordoned off the bottom of a stairwell but the tape has now been lifted and officers have left the scene.

The man's death is not being treated as suspicious.

A South Central Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We were called at 9.48am to Western Esplanade to a medical emergency.

"We sent to the scene an ambulance crew and ambulance officer to treat a male patient for life-threatening injuries.

"He was treated at the scene by our crews and was taken to University Hospital Southampton."

A police spokesman added: "We were called at 9.57am to reports of a man who had fallen from the Marlands shopping centre. The man subsequently died.

"Officers are working to establish the identity of the man.

"If anyone was in the area and has any information please call us on 101, qupting 204.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious."