A man has died after being found in a street in north west London with a neck injury.

Police were called by London Ambulance Service just before 7am on Friday after a man was found lying on Anson Road, Cricklewood.

The man, believed to be in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene about 45 minutes later.

Police say there have been no arrests and officers are keeping an "open mind concerning motive".

One witness said around 2pm the road was still cordoned off and there were "many police" still at the scene.

He said it looked as though some of the shops in the area had also been corodoned off.

Anson Road at the junction of Cricklewood Broadway remained closed on Friday morning.

Anyone who witnessed this incident but has not yet come forward is asked to contact police on 101 or Tweet @MetCC quoting 1397/21FEB.