Man found dead in residential car park in Nottingham

A heavy police presence is in place is in Nottingham following reports of a serious incident.

A man has been found dead in a residential car park in Nottingham.

His death is currently being treated as unexplained.

Nottinghamshire Police are continuing their investigation in the area of Bluebill Hill Road in St Ann's.

Nottinghamshire Police have confirmed that they were called to Moffatt Close at 1:40am on Friday 8th March after a report of a sudden death.

In a statement the force says:

"A scene remains in place while we continue our work to establish the circumstances."

"While our inquiries remain in their early stages, we are appealing to anyone who was in the area and saw what happened to please get in touch with us."

"We’d also like to hear from anyone who may have any additional information which could aid us with our inquiries, including anyone who may have recorded CCTV or dashcam footage."

"Residents will continue to see an increased police presence in the area to provide reassurance while our inquiries continue and anyone with concerns following this incident can speak to officers at the scene."

"Formal identification has not yet taken place. Our thoughts are with this man’s family and we’d ask people not to speculate while we ascertain what has happened".

Residents earlier today said they had heard a "squeal" around the time that Police arrived in the early hours of the morning.

Someone who lives on the road said: "Nothing like this has ever happened before."

"I'm 26 and have been here since I was a kid. It's horrible".

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