Man dies following 'medical incident' outside County Durham shop
A man has died following a medical incident in a County Durham village yesterday.
Durham Constabulary confirmed they were called by the ambulance service to Middle Street in Blackhall Colliery shortly before 4.40pm on Sunday (April 24) after a man had collapsed.
They confirmed he is believed to have suffered a “medical episode” and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The North East Ambulance Service confirmed the incident took place outside the Co-op.
Police have said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
A Durham Police spokesperson said: “Police were called by the ambulance service shortly before 4.40pm yesterday (April 28) after a man had collapsed in Middle Street, in Blackhall Colliery.
“The man is believed to have suffered a medical episode and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
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“There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 4.30pm to reports of a medical incident outside the Co-op on Middle Street in Blackhall Colliery.
"We sent a specialist paramedic, a clinical team leader and two emergency ambulance crews."