Police have sealed off a street after a man died in the street.

He was found unconscious outside his home in Peel Street, Maidstone, and later died. Officers are not treating the death as suspicious.

The road has been blocked by police since around 6.30am between the junctions with John Street and Granville Road. The cordon was extended to the junction with Gladstone Road at around 10.30am.

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A spokesman for the ambulance service confirmed paramedics were called around 6.20am after a man in his 40s was found unconscious.

They tried to resuscitate him but he died shortly afterwards.

It is understood his next of kin have been informed, and a report will be prepared for the coroner.

Police and forensics were seen to be focusing on a block of flats, Ragstone Lodge, on the corner of Granville Road and Peel Street, and covered a car parked near the flats with tarpaulin, as well as the pavement next to it.

Forensics officers and detectives have been examining the area around the car.

There were several police cars and officers at the scene. An ambulance and responder cars were also parked outside Ragstone Lodge near Granville Road earlier this morning but left around 9.30am.

Police officers were seen standing on the steps to the four-storey block.

A mechanic, who works on Granville Road, said he'd been told by police not to expect the road to open any time soon.

Staff at businesses on either road are being allowed past the cordon, but no access is being granted to the general public.

Video: Emergency services descend on Peel Street, Maidstone