Foreigner falls to death at Shanghai airport

Shanghai police have confirmed that a foreigner fell to his death on Monday morning at an airport in Shanghai.

The man, whose nationality and identity are yet to be determined, jumped off a ramp at the departure floor of Shanghai Pudong International Airport's T2 terminal, according to police sources at the airport.

The man was sent to a nearby hospital, but he died after rescue efforts failed.

Police said the man arrived at the airport from a downtown hotel in a taxi.

When the taxi drove onto the ramp on the third floor, the man suddenly opened the vehicle's door, rushed to the roadside and jumped over the guardrail to the ground.

Police are further investigating the case.