Street shop cordoned off after sudden death

By Laura Linham 20th Dec 2022

The scene at McColls on Tuesday afternoon
The scene at McColls on Tuesday afternoon

Police have confirmed the death of a man following a major emergency response at Street shop today.

Crews from the ambulance, fire service, and police were called to McColls on West End at 11.28am, following a medical incident.

A heavy presence was witnessed at the scene and an air ambulance landed on the nearby Icon Estate.

Emergency services at the scene of the incident

A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: "We were called at 11.18hrs to an incident in Street and sent a double-crewed land ambulance, an operations officer and an air ambulance."

The air ambulance landed on the Icon Estate in Street

A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said they were called to the scene a few hours after the ambulance service arrived.

Emergency services at McColls

"The ambulance service has made us aware of a medical incident at a shop in West End, Street, at around 1.50pm today (Tuesday 20 December). Sadly, a man was pronounced dead a short time later. Our thoughts are with the man's family during this difficult time."

     

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