Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has died aged 31.

Former One Direction member Liam Payne, 31, was found dead outside a Buenos Aires hotel, police said.

The singer died after falling from a hotel at 5 p.m. local time, according to local media.

Argentine newspapers La Nacion and Clarin reported that police were first called to the hotel, responding to an emergency call reporting “an aggressive man who may be under the effects of drugs and alcohol.” . ‘alcohol “.

Alberto Crescenti, head of the state’s emergency medical system, told Argentine television channel Todo Noticias that Payne fell in an interior courtyard.

“We later learned that he was a singer in a musical group. Unfortunately, he suffered injuries incompatible with life following his fall, so we had to confirm his death. There was no possibility of resuscitation,” Crescenti said.

Crescenti told Todo Noticias that authorities were investigating the circumstances of Payne’s death and conducting an autopsy.

Payne was just 16 when he joined One Direction on British reality TV show The X Factor in 2010. The group was one of the biggest pop groups in the world until their split in 2015.

More details to follow…