Man dies after ambulance service called to incident on Hednesford road

A man has died after an incident on a road in Hednesford near the town’s war memorial.

A man has died after an incident which saw ambulance crews called to a road in Hednesford on Friday morning.

The crew from West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to the junction of Rugeley Road and Victoria Street, near the town’s war memorial, on Friday morning and found a man.

The service said that, unfortunately, there was nothing that could be done and he was confirmed as dead at the scene.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to reports of an incident near to the junction of Rugeley Road and Victoria Street at 7.21am, one ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team attended the scene.

“On arrival we discovered one patient, a man. Sadly, it quickly became apparent nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene.”

Staffordshire Police have been contacted for a comment.

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