Police response probed over fall death near Glasgow Central Station Published duration 11 November 2016

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An investigation is to be carried out into how police handled an incident where a 47-year-old man fell to his death near Glasgow Central Station.

The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) will examine the circumstances surrounding the fatality on Gordon Street on Friday morning.

The man died in hospital after falling from a window at the Central Hotel.

Police said the incident happened after two officers attended the hotel at 11:30 as part of an ongoing inquiry.

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Police said the man, whose identity has not been released, was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he died at about 12:10.

Gordon Street was closed for several hours as police investigated the circumstances surrounding the man's death.

Officers are currently attempting to trace family members.

Police Scotland said that as part of "normal procedure" the incident had been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner and a report would be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

The main entrance to Central Station will remain sealed off until after the evening rush hour.

A spokeswoman for the PIRC said: "The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has instructed the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner to carry out an investigation into police contact with a man who died following an incident in Gordon Street, Glasgow, on Friday 11 November 2016.

"A report on the Commissioner's findings will be submitted to the COPFS in due course."

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