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A person has been taken to hospital after a medical incident at a Tesco Extra store that saw the air ambulance, paramedics and police attend the scene.
Emergency services were called to the Tesco store in Coulby Newham at around 1pm on Friday (October 16), following reports of an incident in the shop.
Parts of Tesco were temporarily closed off during the medical emergency.
Police vehicles, ambulances and the air ambulance were seen by shoppers.
The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) confirmed that it attended the scene and one person was taken to hospital by road ambulance.
An NEAS spokesperson said: "We were called to a person unwell on Dalby Way in Coulby Newham shortly before 1pm on Friday, October 16.
"We dispatched two ambulance crews, one clinical team leader and were supported by Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS).
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"One patient was taken to James Cook University Hospital by road."
A spokesperson for the Great North Air Ambulance Service said: "Our critical care team was activated at 1.19pm to reports of a medical incident in Coulby Newham.
"We had a paramedic and two doctors on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 1.25pm."