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.
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