Man who fell from roof of The Ridings has died

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A man died after falling from the roof of The Ridings shopping centre.

Emergency services were called to Rodney Yard in Wakefield city centre at around 2.20pm on Friday.

A 56-year-old man, from the Barnsley area, was flown by air ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary with serious injuries.

But police today confirmed that he died later that afternoon.

The death is not being treated as suspicious.