A CAMERAMAN has died after a fall at Arsenal's Champions League thriller against Barcelona.

The 45-year-old, filming for ITV, hit his head while packing away just minutes after the quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium.

A post mortem has been carried out, but last night the cause of death was still unclear.

The Health and Safety Executive and the Met Police are investigating, but a Scotland Yard source said there were no suspicious circumstances. The man's name has not been released.

Club bosses are sending commiserations to his family and will print a tribute in tomorrow's matchday programme.

Police and ambulance crews were alerted to the tragedy at around 10pm on Wednesday night. The cameraman was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead.

A London Ambulance spokeswoman confirmed: "We were called to reports of a cardiac arrest. Extensive efforts were made to resuscitate the patient."