A teenager has been left with life-threatening injuries after he fell from a balcony in Nottingham city centre.
The 19-year-old was rushed to hospital after he fell in Hampden Street at around 3.48am on Saturday, October 5.
Police officers taped off the student halls in Nottingham city centre, which included a second floor balcony area.
Hampden Street, just off Peel Street, remained open and traffic was unaffected by the cordon which was located on the pavement area.
The cordon has now been lifted.
Jake Pearson, a product design student living at Gill Street, added: "I feel really bad for that person. When I’ve been walking to university there have been a few people walking about on the balcony. It’s sad."
Adam Maher, 22, an accounting and finance student, added: "We heard someone had fallen.
"It’s pretty sad because it can happen to anyone. We’re wishing him a speedy recovery."
Tom Bestwood, a first year student at NTU, said: "Looks like a crime scene to me. You would expect to see stuff like that in Nottingham, but not in student accommodation."
A Nottinghamshire Police spokesman said: "A 19-year-old man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after falling from the balcony of a property in Nottingham.
"We were called to Hampden Street at 3.48am today (Saturday 5 October 2019).
"A scene has been set up while we continue with our enquiries.
"At this time we are not treating the incident as suspicious. The man's family has been informed.
A spokeswoman for Nottingham Trent University said: "We are aware of in incident which took place overnight at Hampden Halls of residence.
"A student was treated by emergency services and taken to hospital. We are currently supporting the friends and flat mates of the student at this worrying time.
"The safety and wellbeing of our students is our first priority. The residence in question is managed by UPP and we will be carrying out an urgent joint investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident."
If anyone has any information about the incident you can call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 115 of 5 October 2019.
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