A man has died following an eleven storey fall from a high rise block.

Sussex Police and East Sussex Fire and Rescue crews were called to Warwick Mount in Montague Street, Brighton, at just after 12.30pm this afternoon following reports of a suicidal resident.

Sadly despite the emergency services’ best efforts, the man fell from the eleventh storey balcony.

A Sussex Police spokesman said officers were still looking into the incident and that the matter had also been passed to the coroners’ office.

If you are feeling suicidal please contact the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90.