Heartstopping footage shows the moment a daredevil base jumper parachuted off the top of a 500ft skyscraper in a UK city centre.

The thrill-seeker, who does not wish to be named, sparked a large scale police response after he leapt from the tower block in Birmingham.

Incredible footage shows him plummeting to the ground before his parachute is deployed and he lands in the road in between two buses.

A gobsmacked police officer can be seen running up to him and asking: "Where did you come from?"

The adrenaline junkie replies "A plane just dropped me off...out of nowhere., it just flew over there."

Sharing footage of the insane stunt on social media, @letsmakestupiddecisions posted: "Epic BASE Jumps in the big city and 10/10 for response times and their professionalism. "

"Never ideal getting compromised, but we live and learn, until the next time."

The man had jumped from the 509ft One Eastside' tower block at the corner of James Watt Queensway which is still under construction.

One person replied: "Got the whole squad out on that one"

Another added: "The way the police officer starts look upwards" and a third put: "Where's the plane? ROFL."