A woman has died after falling from a high-rise building in a busy city centre street.
Emergency services were called to Great Ancoats Street in Manchester at around 7am today following reports a body had been found.
The location is close to the city’s bohemian Northern Quarter, frequented by trendy working professionals.
An area around the Leonardo Hotel and Victoria House apartments has been cordoned off, with a police block in place.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it appeared the woman had fallen from a building, adding an investigation has been launched.
An incident commander van remains on the scene, as well as ambulances and police cars.
GMP said: ‘We were called to Great Ancoats Street this morning at about 7am to reports the body of a woman had been found.
‘It appears she has fallen from a building but officers are currently investigating to determine the circumstances.’
North West Ambulance Service have been contacted for comment.
The emergency took place in a trendy up-and-coming area of Manchester which is undergoing major £1.7billion regeneration project.
The cash injection – one of the largest dished out in the region in recent years – has helped revitalise the northern city with a large number of modern, new, high-rise buildings now ringing its centre.
Victoria House, the block of lavish new apartments now inside the police cordon, is part of the city centre makeover.
Located close to Manchester Piccadilly Central, the 23-storey ‘exquisite’ development features a £700,000 penthouse on the top floor.
Those living in the tower block can also enjoy a fully-equipped gym for residents and a landscaped rooftop terrace.
Meanwhile, Leonardo Hotel – which is also in the police cordon following the woman’s death – is dubbed as a modern getaway with 256 bedrooms that ‘ooze style’.
Standard rooms can cost anything from around £76 for a double to £118 for an executive suite with bed and breakfast.
Also nearby is Manchester’s metropolitan Northern Quarter, packed with a range of independent shops, restaurants and bars.
The area is about a 10-minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly, which has rail links to London, Glasgow, York and others.
