DEADLY PLUNGE Horror as man dies after falling from London’s Tate Modern with gallery closed & visitors evacuated

A MAN has died after falling from the Tate Modern art gallery in London.

Visitors were evacuated from the gallery on London's Southbank following the horror plunge at 10.45am this morning.

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A man has died after falling from the Tate ModernCredit: The Sun

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The gallery has been evacuated and closed for the rest of the dayCredit: Facebook

The death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious, cops said.

Tate Modern will be closed for the rest of the day, and people with exhibition tickets will be contacted.

A coffee truck owner outside the gallery told The Sun: "There were police everywhere.

"It’s just so tragic. I'm dizzy from it. We are closing early because I can’t deal with it."

Another barista said cops flooded the area around the gallery after the man's fall.

One social media user posting on X, formerly Twitter, said: "There was an evacuation. they kicked us out too after 10 minutes in."

The force said the man, who has yet to be identified, died at the scene.

The Met Police said: "Police were called at 10:45hrs to reports of a man fallen from the Tate Modern on Bankside, SE1.

"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.

"Enquiries are under way to identify the man and notify next of kin.

"A scene and cordons remain in place.

"The death is currently being treated as unexpected but is not thought to be suspicious."

Posting on Twitter, the gallery said: "Tate Modern will be closed for the rest of the day while we respond to an incident on site.

"If you have an exhibition ticket for today, we will be contacting you directly to reschedule your booking.

"We are unable to provide any more information at the moment."

The Tate Modern confirmed that it will be open from 10am tomorrow.

It comes after a seven-year-old boy nearly died after he was thrown from the gallery's 10th floor balcony.Jonty Bravery, 19, picked up the child he didn’t know and hurled him 100ft to the ground - inflicting horrific life-changing injuries.

Bravery was sentenced to detention for life with a minimum term of 15 years at the Old Bailey in June 2021 after pleading guilty to attempted murder.