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Richard Pursehouse

In pictures: Air ambulance and emergency services at Tesco car park amid incident

Emergency services raced to an incident at Tesco in Rugeley this morning (Saturday 30 May).

An air ambulance and emergency services were spotted dealing with an incident in the car park of Tesco in Rugeley this morning.

Chase TV posted of the incident on Facebook at around 9am this morning and later updated to say that the air ambulance had returned to Cosford.

The Tesco is located on Power Station Road.

A witness to the incident told the Express & Star that police and emergency services were called to Rugeley Tesco store at around 7:30am.

The witness said: “A doctor was subsequently called via the privately funded Air Ambulance Service, which operates out of offices near RAF Cosford.

“The call was for an episode of a gentleman who the various crews managed to calm down in the rear of the ambulance.

“The side door of the ambulance was kept open while crews dealt with him. The police acted in a very calming and professional way - at one point five police cars were in attendance”.

Photos sent to the Express & Star by the witness show multiple police cars, an ambulance and an air ambulance.

The Express & Star has contacted Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service for more information.

Pictures below show the scene this morning.

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