A 19-YEAR-OLD man who fell more than 60ft during a night out has died, police said yesterday.
Matthew Ian Egglestone, of Falstone, Washington, Wearside, fell from steps at Newcastle Quayside in the early hours of Tuesday. He died at Newcastle General Hospital.
Mr Egglestone had been with friends on a night out and took a short cut on George Stairs to avoid a traffic accident.
The stairway was blocked off with a barrier but the teenager tried to get around it and lost his footing between 2.15am and 2.30am.
A police spokesman said "It would appear that this was simply a tragic accident."
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