Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Man dies after falling from multi
A MAN has died after falling from one of the top floors of a Hilltown multi.
Emergency services rushed to the scene at Tulloch Court yesterday afternoon.
Residents were unable to access their homes as the incident unfolded, with police sealing off entrances to the high-rise flats.
Witnesses described police battling in vain to save the man after he fell from the 13th floor of Hilltown Court.
One woman, who lives in Dallfield Court, said: “I heard a bang, like a gun shot, as it unfolded outside.
“The police were working on the man before the ambulance arrived.
“A blue tarpaulin tent was put up at the scene while it was ongoing.”
Another resident, who lives in
Bonnethill Court, said there were a number of police officers at the scene.
She added: “I’ve lived here for five years and the road is rarely closed off.
“I saw one ambulance and there were several police officers at the scene.”
One man, who lives i n Tulloch Court, said the area around his multi and Dallfield Court was also sealed off while police carried out door-todoor inquiries.
He added: “The police have come to my door asking me a few different questions. When I came back to my house at 4.30pm the area was quiet.
“I didn’t hear any sirens and the area between Dallfield and Tulloch was sealed off at around 5pm.”
Another local added: “Shortly after 5pm residents weren’t getting into the street at all.
“There was still a sizeable police presence here at 6pm.”
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Officers were called around 4.50pm yesterday following reports that a man had fallen.
“Ambulance staff attended but the man died at the scene.
“There would appear to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.”