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A man in his 60s has died after a medical incident on a roundabout under the A19 in County Durham.
Emergency services were called to the roundabout at the Peterlee turn-off, connecting Burnhope Way and Shotton Road, at around 7.15am on Friday (October 16).
Ambulances and police vehicles were seen at the roundabout and sections of the road were blocked off to allow emergency services to work at the scene.
Durham Police has now confirmed that a man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene.
A spokesperson for the police force said: "We were called by our colleagues at the ambulance service at 7.20am, who were dealing with a medical emergency near Shotton Road.
"Officers assisted with traffic management while paramedics treated the patient.
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"This was not a police-related incident, and no further investigation is being conducted at this time."
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson added: "We were called to an incident near Burnhope Way in Peterlee at 7.14am.
"We dispatched two ambulance crews, one clinical team leader and one specialist paramedic to the incident."