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An entrance was blocked off to Royal Derby Hospital this afternoon due to a police incident outside the A&E. Officers were deployed to the Midlands hospital earlier today after a man fell from the hospital roof and died.
Police were called to the site at around 11.55am due to concerns for the safety of a man. He was given immediate medical attention after falling from the roof but died shortly after.
Witnesses described screams and people crying as they were ushered into the A&E department were told to stay inside for around 30 minutes. A small area was taped off outside the building’s entrance and vehicles arriving at the hospital were being diverted to car park four while police were at the scene, as DerbyshireLive reports. The hospital remained open as usual.
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A spokesperson for Derbyshire Police said: “We were called just before 11.55am today (Saturday, August 12) to the Royal Derby Hospital due to concerns for the safety of a man on the roof of a building. Officers attempted to speak to the man but he was seen to fall from the roof just after 12.25pm. He was given immediate medical attention but died shortly after.
“The man’s family have been made aware and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time. An investigation is being carried out into the circumstances of his death, but at this present time we do not believe there to be any suspicious circumstances.”
A spokesperson for the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Trust, which runs Royal Derby Hospital, said: “Our thoughts are very much with the family and friends of the individual involved at this incredibly difficult time. Royal Derby Hospital remains fully open and we ask people to people continue using the hospital as they normally would.”
