Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Man had serious injuries
Witnesses left stunned by huge emergency response
A MAN was taken to hospita l w ith serious injuries after emergency services descended on an Angus town yesterday afternoon.
Dog units, riot vans and ambulances were called as a person was stretchered away in front of stunned witnesses.
Emergency crews arrived at Kirriemuir’s Shielhill Road area in the afternoon.
One man said activity appeared to be centred in and around a property near Thrums Takeaway, before a person was seen being carried away on a stretcher.
Police sealed off a section of the street, near its junction with Mid Road, while officers carried out investigations.
The witness, who declined to be named, said the incident happened at around 1.20pm.
He added: “This happened in the Northmuir area of Kirrie which I would describe as the quieter part of town.
“I must have counted at least nine officers at the scene, probably more during the incident, and there were a number of police vehicles.
“The road was closed in both directions.
“I did see a person being stretchered out, I just hope they are OK.
“I think by and large folk were stunned to see what was going on here – especially with everything else at the moment.
“An ambulance left the scene with its sirens on shortly after 3pm.”
A police spokeswoman said: “We received a report of concern for a person within a flat on Shielhill Road, Kirriemuir, around 12.15pm on Wednesday May 20.
“We attended alongside the ambulance service.
“A 36-year-old man was taken to Ninewells Hospital with a serious injury.
“Nobody else was involved in the incident.”