A man has died after falling from a window of a 17-storey tower block.

Police attended the scene at Peverel House in Stour Road, Dagenham, at 7.50pm on Wednesday, July 5, where it was reported a man in his thirties had fallen from the block of flats.

Firefighters and paramedics also attended the scene, where the man was pronounced dead.

The death, which is not thought to be suspicious, will be treated as unexplained until a coroner has investigated.

The man’s next of kin have been informed.