Police and ambulance were called to a Boscombe street after reports of a man in need of medical attention.

Sadly, the man, was pronounced dead at the scene following the incident in St John's Road, Bournemouth.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "Dorset Police received a request from the ambulance service at 7.50am on Tuesday October 18 for assistance as it responded to a report of a man in need of medical attention in St John’s Road in Bournemouth.

"Officers attended the location. Very sadly the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious and the coroner has been notified.

"Enquiries are ongoing to identify and inform the man’s next of kin."