Police attend medical incident near Poole railway station

Poole railway station <i>(Image: Newsquest)</i>
Poole railway station (Image: Newsquest)
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EMERGENCY services attended a medical incident in Poole on Monday afternoon.

Police and the ambulance service were called to reports of a man in need of medical attention near Poole railway station.

A witness reported seeing a number of police officers and ambulance vehicles at the scene.

A Dorset Police spokesperson said: “Dorset Police received a report at 12.41pm on Monday 16 May 2022 relating to a man in need of medical attention outside Poole railway station.

“Officers attended to assist the ambulance service and we are unable to give any further details at this time.

A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 12.18hrs to an incident in Poole and sent three double-crewed land ambulances and a critical care car.”

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