Woman dies after being found injured in Midlands John Lewis car park

A woman has died after she was discovered injured in a John Lewis car park. Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of an 'incident' at 9am today (Wednesday, November 27).

The wounded woman was found in the car park, near Leicester's city centre. She was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The car park is currently shut while investigations take place. A further closure is in place across the pedestrian footbridge over the inner ring road.

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Leicestershire Police said officers were called to the car park after the woman suffered injuries in an 'incident', LeicestershireLive reports. The force said: "East Midlands Ambulance Service also attended.

"She was taken to hospital, where she was sadly pronounced dead. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for HM Coroner. Identification is a matter for the coroner."

A spokesperson for Highcross Leicester said the car park would remain shut until further notice. They said: "Leicestershire emergency services were called to the centre this morning in response to an incident.

"As a result, our multi-storey car park is closed until further notice. In the meantime, the centre itself remains open and shoppers can still park in our rooftop car park, accessed via Vaughan Way. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and we hope to update shoppers once the car park has reopened."

A white tent was placed inside the car park foyer on the ground floor, as well as blue screens. No further information about how the woman suffered her injuries have been released.