Tourist found dead on Hamilton road

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A tourist has been found dead on a Hamilton road, but police say there was no foul play involved.

Police said the 32-year-old man, in New Zealand on a business trip, was found by a motorist in Hillsborough Terrace about 1am.

The man was lying unconscious in the street and had suffered head injuries.

An ambulance crew attended the scene but were unable to save the man, who died at the scene.

Police said it appeared the tourist died as a result of an accidental fall down a steep bank and over a 5 metre retaining wall onto the roadway.

A resident on Anglesea St, where the man fell from, said he heard noises after midnight but didn't think much of it.

Peter Bell was dozing when he heard running footsteps on the path outside his house and then a yell.

"I heard a cry like a 'yoh'. Like surprise."

Mr Bell said he believed the man must have come to the edge of the street, which overlooks Hillsborough Terrace, without realising it.

The cul-de-sac is boarded by a railing and thick shrub including trees, dropping off down a steep bank without warning.

Public access steps on the other side of the road are blocked off by fencing for construction work.