A man has been found injured after falling from a window in Old Aberdeen.
Emergency services were called to The Spital just before 10.55pm last night.
The man was found outside the Red Lion pub and taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. His injuries are not yet known.
However, it is believed he fell from a second floor window.
Police are continuing their inquiries but say there does not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.
Witnesses say they heard a party in the flats above the pub shortly before he was discovered.
Today, an investigation got under way and forensic officers could be seen going in and out of the flats.
A small tent was set up outside the Red Lion, while the street was cordoned off between the pub and Shakes and Cakes for much of the morning.
Officers were making door-to-door inquiries throughout the morning and asking householders and local businesses to share any CCTV footage they had from last night.
Groups of students walking past on their way to the nearby Aberdeen University campus were also being spoken to by police as part of their investigation.
One woman, believed to be a student, was seen crying in the street before being comforted by her friends.
Man found injured after ‘party’
Officers reopened the road to traffic before midday but kept a smaller cordon in place outside the Red Lion, which surrounded the small police tent.
It is understood the pub closed at 9.30pm last night.
One man who lives on the street said he heard a “party” at a flat in the building.
Another said he heard a commotion spilling out onto the street at about 11pm.
He said: “I was looking out the window and saw an ambulance flying up and all the blue lights.
“You should have seen the amount of police and forensics that was here last night, and all the tripod cameras they had out.
“One minute there were two police cars and when I looked again paramedics were out on the street.”
The other added: “All the lights were on in that last night, they were having a party or something.”
The Spital has reopened
The Old Aberdeen area is getting busier this week as students return to Aberdeen University and enjoy Freshers’ Week.
A number of students passed the police cordon on their way to campus and said it was “unsettling” to see.
Meanwhile, motorists on Sunnybank Road and The Spital were forced to take detours last minute due to the road closure.
A police spokesman said: “Around 10.55pm on Wednesday, September 13, police received a report a man had been found injured on the Spital, Aberdeen.
“Emergency services attended and a man was taken to hospital.
“Inquiries are ongoing but there appear to be no suspicious circumstances.”
More to follow.
