LONDON: A man died on Friday after reports that he fell from London`s Tate Modern, prompting the closure of the gal1ery and a police investigation.

Police said the death was being treated as `unexpected`, but it was `not thought to be suspicious`.

The incident comes nearly five years after a British teenager threw a six-yearold French boy from a 10th-floor balcony at the landmark museum, causing lifechanging injuries.

It is unclear where exactly the man who died on Friday had fallen from.

The Metropolitan police said in a statement that officers were called `to reports of a man fallen from the Tate Modern`.

`Officers, London`s air ambulance and London ambulance service attended.

Despite the efforts of medics at the scene the man sadly died at the scene, the force added.`The death is currently being treated as unexpected, but is not thought to be suspicious,` the Met said, noting inquiries were under way to identify the man and notify his next of kin.

The gallery said it had closed for the remainder of the day `as a mark of respect`.

`We are very sad to report that a member of the public passed away at Tate Modern this morning,` a statement said, adding staff`s thoughts were `with the person`s family and friends at this time`.

The Tate Modern, which opened in 2000 in a striking former power station building on the south bank of the River Thames, is one of Britain`s leading attractions.

Around 3.6 million people visited it from January to September last year, according to the latest statistics from Britain`s Museum Association.-AFP