THE BODY of a man has been discovered under the flyover at the Braidley Road Bridge car park in Bournemouth town centre.

The body was discovered by a motorist at around 8.30am this morning, as he arrived to park his car.

Police at the scene said they believed there were no suspicious circumstances and that they were now trying to identify the man.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "At 8.31am on Monday 22 January 2018 Dorset Police were called by the ambulance service to reports of a sudden death after the body of a man was located in Braidley Road car park in Bournemouth.

"It is not believed there are any suspicious circumstances and the coroner has been informed."