A MAN has fallen from Oxford's Carfax Tower.

Police sealed off the historic tower at 10.03am today.

Paramedics were sent to the scene.

Police spokesman Rhianne Pope said the man, believed to be ihn his 40s, was being treated by the ambulance service and was believed to have life threatening injuries.

He has been taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in serious condition.

The cordon has now been lifted.