Emergency services explain reason for police and ambulances on Spital Hill in Sheffield
Police and paramedics were deployed
Emergency services deployed to an incident in a Sheffield neighbourhood have explained why they were sent there.
South Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service were both seen by residents on Spital Hill on Tuesday afternoon, near a small public space which runs between Spital Hill and Carlisle Street East.
Pictures showing emergency services circulated online.
Police explained the incident was a medical episode, and that officers had been at the scene in a supporting role.
They have reassured the community that no crime had been committed.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service said in a statement: “We received an emergency call at 1.28pm yesterday (October 20) to report a medical incident on Spital Hill in Sheffield.
“An ambulance was dispatched to the scene and the patient was conveyed to hospital.”