PPE-clad emergency staff attend to man

POLICE and paramedics clad in PPE rushed to the aid of a man who had collapsed close to Dundee city centre over the weekend.

Residents watched from their windows and doorways as emergency services arrived at Victoria Road on Saturday following reports of a man seen lying in a doorway.

The man was subsequently taken to hospital, however, it was not clear what had happened to him before he was discovered at around 5.15pm.

A number of service vehicles parked up on the pavement, not far from the rear entrance of the Wellgate shopping centre.

One witness said he was out for their daily exercise just after 5pm when he saw response.

He said: “There were two police vans and two ambulances at the scene.

“The emergency services were i n attendance for a good hour or so.”

Another resident who saw the police activity, said: “I was quite worried by what was going on.

“We could see a lot of movement and obviously with so many emergency services there it looked pretty serious.

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“The police and paramedics had their PPE on and it seemed like a pretty dramatic incident.

“A lot of the residents were out to have a look at what was going on.

“It was an ongoing incident for quite a long period of time.”

A police spokeswoman said: “Police were called to assist a member of the public following a report of a man lying in a doorway in Victoria Road, Dundee, around 5.35pm on Saturday May 9.

“Emergency services attended and a man was taken to hospital for treatment.”

The man’s condition is not currently known. The Scottish Ambulance Service was contacted for comment.

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