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 citys 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 road 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 command 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 has been contacted for comment.
A police cordon remains in place as the force investigates after being called to Great Ancoats Street in Manchester at around 7am today following reports a body had been found
An area around the Leonardo Hotel and Victoria House apartments has been closed off, with a police road block in place in the area
Dutch tourist Paul Melis, 34, who was staying at the Leonardo Hotel next door, said: Apparently she fell in the early hours.
Its very sad. We had something to eat and came back at midnight and nothing had happened.
Then we were told the police were there and a woman was found on the pavement after falling from the flats.
Its very sad.
A police cordon was in place for nearly six hours before it was dismantled by police. The area had also been cleaned.
One worker said: It is a block.
I was told she had fallen from one of the upper flats. I think she was a resident but Im not sure who she was.
Builder Matt Armstrong, 29, said: There was a police van and blue flashing flat when I arrived this morning.
There was a lot of police everywhere and people looked shocked.
People walking to work had seen the body. Its shocking.
Victoria House in Manchester, which is within the cordon area after todays tragedy
The incident took place in a trendy up-and-coming area of Manchester which is undergoing a 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 new, modern, 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 station, 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 and a landscaped rooftop terrace.
Meanwhile, Leonardo Hotel – which is also in the police cordon following the womans death – is dubbed a modern getaway with 256 bedrooms that ooze style.
Bystanders gawked at the 30m-high swirling column of dust as it ripped along Great Ancoats Street last month
The towering cloud of dust briefly brought traffic to a stop as onlookers were left bewildered
Standard rooms cost from £76 for a double to £118 for an executive suite with bed and breakfast.
Also nearby is Manchesters metropolitan Northern Quarter, packed with a range of independent shops, restaurants and bars.
The area is about a ten-minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly, which has rail links to London, Glasgow, York and others cities.
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Bystanders gawked at the 30m-high swirling column of dust as it brought traffic to a standstill.
What the…? What the hell? There is a tornado in the middle of Manchester… thats crazy, a bewildered onlooker exclaimed.
But not everyone was amazed by the swirling dust, as violinist, Adam Riding, 30, confessed he froze when he saw the dust billowing upwards.
It was this dark cloud and at first I thought it was an explosion but I didnt really hear any noise. I froze, he told Manchester Evening News.
I didnt know what to do and as it got higher and higher I got my phone out and started videoing it. It was probably over within a minute.
