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Body found in York hotel room – Police launch investigation

Police are investigating after a body was discovered in a York hotel.

They were called to the Travelodge on Hull Road, behind the Black Bull pub, at lunchtime on Saturday (27 January).

Witnesses said three police vans, an ambulance and a paramedic car went to the scene.

A police van at the hotel

Travelodge York Hull Road

The Travelodge off Hull Road. Photograph © Google Street View

This morning, a North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “At 12.30pm on Saturday police attended a hotel on Hull Road in York and found the body of a man, believed to be in his 40s.

“Officers investigating the incident do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.

“A file is being prepared for the coroner.”