THE sudden death of a man near Glasgow's city centre has sparked an urgent police probe.
The 55-year-old was found dead in Granville Street, near the Mitchell Library, in the early hours of this morning.
READ MORE: Glasgow can't handle these intrepid drinkers braving wash-out weather for a pint
His death is being treated as unexplained though police say their enquiries are at an early stage.
READ MORE: Granddaughter robbed her 'trusting' gran, 74, of £1000 in year-long fraud
The street was closed at North Street into Berkeley Street and at Sauchiehall Street into Granville Street. It has since reopened to traffic, the council confirmed.
READ MORE: Care home worker sent racist abuse to former colleague after she stopped speaking to him
A police spokesman said: "We received a report of a sudden death on Granville Street, Glasgow, around 4.30am on Wednesday, April 28.
"A 55-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. This is currently being treated as unexplained however enquiries are at an early stage.
READ MORE: 'It's been left to rot: Drumchapel mum on mission to clean up scheme
"The road is currently closed at North Street into Berkeley Street and at Sauchiehall Street into Granville Street.
"Anyone with information about the incident should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 0287 of April 28."
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here