A MAN found by police in a Birkby park has died..

Police were called to Norman Park at 2.48pm on Thursday after a member of the public raised serious concerns about the safety of a man in the park.

Officers and paramedics raced to the scene and the area was sealed off for several hours.

A man in his 20s was taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, but was dead on arrival.

He has not been named but there are no suspicious circumstances.