Newton Aycliffe incident: Man dead after medical episode

Police and ambulance were called to the scene at the Aycliffe Business Park at 9.44am after a man suffered a medical episode. 

The Great North Air Ambulance also landed at the scene, with a doctor and paramedic and doctor on board, but the man was sadly pronounced dead.  

A Durham Police spokesperson said: "Officers were called shortly after 9.30am this morning to Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe after a man suffered a medical episode.

"Police and ambulance attended but sadly the man in his 60s was pronounced dead."                 

A Great North Air Ambulance spokesperson said: "Our critical care team was activated at 9.35am to reports of a medical incident in Aycliffe Business Park.

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"We had a doctor and paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 9.44am."

A NEAS spokesperson said: "We received a call at 9.18am this morning (Wednesday 22 November) to reports of a medical incident at Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe.

"We dispatched an ambulance crew, a clinical team leader, a rapid response paramedic, and requested the support of our colleagues at the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) who attended via air."