A man in his 40s was found dead in Pollard Close, Holloway on Tuesday morning.
Police were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) at 06:55hrs on Tuesday, September 29, to reports of an injured and unresponsive man off Holloway Road.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
His family has not been informed.
Formal identification and a post-mortem examination will be scheduled in due course.
At this early stage officers are treating the death as unexplained.
Officers from Islington CID are investigating.
Local road closures are in place.
Enquires continue.
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