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A woman in her fifties has died following a medical emergency at a Tesco supermarket in Greater Manchester. The incident occurred on Rochdale’s Silk Street, prompting the arrival of an air ambulance and road ambulance to the scene.
Greater Manchester Police received a call about a medical episode at 3.05pm. The North West Ambulance Service deployed a road ambulance and a rapid response vehicle to the scene.
Greater Manchester Police confirmed they responded to a call regarding a medical episode at Tesco at 3.05pm, with the woman’s next of kin informed of her passing. Shoppers were evacuated to facilitate emergency services, and it has been reported that both a road ambulance and a rapid response vehicle were dispatched to the scene.
What remains unclear — It is not specified what caused the medical emergency that led to the woman’s death.
Woman dies after medical emergency at Tesco in Greater Manchester
A woman has died following a medical emergency at a Tesco supermarket in Greater Manchester.
Images posted online show an air ambulance landing in the car park of the shop on Rochdale’s Silk Street yesterday afternoon.
According to the Manchester Evening News, shoppers were asked to leave the store and move their vehicles from the car park to help the emergency services.
The news site said staff first provided treatment to the woman, who was aged in her fifties, before paramedics arrived on the scene.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said officers received a call relating to a medical episode at 3.05pm.
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The woman’s next of kin have been informed.
Reports indicate a road ambulance and rapid response vehicle were also sent to the store by North West Ambulance Service.
According to posts on social media, people were not permitted to enter the car park or store while the incident was unfolding.