EXCLUSIVE: Big police and ambulance response in Chelmsford to 'sudden emergency'

Police and ambulance crews have been dealing with a serious incident in Chelmsford City Centre.

There was a large police presence as paramedics dealt with a medical emergency following the collpase of a man.

It happened in Duke Street, with several response vehicles in the area, as paramedics dealt with the patient at a bus stop.

it is understood that he was seen to collapse suddenly in the street.

An Essex Police spokesman said no crime had been detected and it was a sudden and unexpected medical event.

An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called just after 2.40pm to a medical emergency on Duke Street in Chelmsford. Three ambulances, an ambulance officer vehicle and a response car from Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were sent to the scene. An adult man was transported by road to The Royal London Hospital for further assessment and treatment.”