A WOMAN remains in a critical condition after falling from a block of flats in Southampton.

A woman suffered multiple serious injuries after falling from Hightown Towers in Warburton Road.

Police and paramedics raced to the scene at about 3am on Monday and she was rushed to hospital.

According to police, the woman remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition.

Commenting at the time a spokesperson for South Central Ambulance Service added: "We received a 999 call at 2.52a, this morning with the caller reporting that an adult female had been found on the ground outside Hightown Tower, Warburton Road, and she had possibly fallen from height.

"We sent a rapid response vehicle and two ambulances to the scene. The patient had sustained multiple serious injuries and following initial treatment at the scene, she was then taken to University Hospital Southampton."