Liam Payne cause of death released and confirms he died 'instantly'

Payne died instantly from multiple injuries including a fractured skull after plunging from a third-floor hotel balcony.

Liam Payne’s cause of death has been released after he died following a tragic fall from the third floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires. Payne died instantly from multiple injuries including a fractured skull after plunging from a third-floor hotel balcony.

The 31-year-old tragically died after plunging from his third-floor hotel room in Argentina. Emergency services chief Alberto Crescenti said the singer died instantly from multiple injuries including a fractured skull.

He said: "The alarm was raised at 5.04pm local time saying a person was lying in an internal patio at Casa Sur. Our role was to head there quickly, give medical attention, and try to resuscitate him, but his injuries were incompatible with life.

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“Based on what the team saw, there was apparently a cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death.” A heartbreaking 911 call made by a frantic hotel manager requesting "urgent" assistance before the singer's death has also been revealed.

It comes as Britain’s Got Talent has announced it will be postponing auditions for the show following the death of former One Direction singer Liam, 31. A spokesman for the programme’s producer, Freemantle UK, said: “Due to the tragic passing of Liam Payne, we have decided to postpone the Britain’s Got Talent auditions.

“Our thoughts are with Liam’s friends, family and all who loved him.” The producer did not say when the auditions will resume. It comes after the ITV show’s latest round of auditions were held in Blackpool on Wednesday.

St Peter’s Collegiate Academy in Compton Park said Payne, who grew up in the Black Country in Wolverhampton, was “well liked” by friends and teachers, and had also “made a positive impact” on the school community. In a post on Facebook, the school wrote: “In our thoughts and prayers."