A man has died in Stockport town centre after suspectedly falling from a bridge.

Police were called to the scene on Chestergate at around 9pm on Friday 16 October.

A cordon was quickly set up below the Merseyway car park bridge, along with a forensics tent.

The scene has since been cleared.

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "Shortly before 9pm on Friday, October 16, we were called to reports of a concern for welfare of a man at Chestergate, Stockport.

"Emergency services attended, but despite the best efforts of medical professionals, a man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

"There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding his death."

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