Chesterfield Road emergency incident: Police and paramedics sent to scene after man collapses in Sheffield street

South Yorkshire Police and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service were both sent to the scene on Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, near the junction with Helmton Road, at around 8am on Wednesday morning.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service said in a statement: “We received an emergency call just before 8am on Wednesday morning to report a man who had collapsed on Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, Sheffield. Two ambulances were dispatched to the scene and the patient was conveyed to Northern General Hospital.”

Police have confirmed that a man was taken to hospital on Wednesday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest. Concerned residents who saw the incident unfolding yesterday morning raised concerns and called emergency services.

Posts on social media have reported how quick thinking members of the public sprang into action after the man had collapsed to carry out first aid at the scene before the emergency services arrived.

No official confirmation has yet been received of how the man was after he was taken to hospital, but it is understood he was still alive when he was put into the ambulance.