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Samuel Port

Man died near Leeds road after huge police response

A man tragically died by a Leeds street, triggering a large scale emergency response.

The late unnamed man was pronounced dead at the scene in Pudsey on Tuesday (May 5), after he was discovered at 11.39am, despite the best efforts of paramedics. At least seven police cars and multiple ambulances were spotted after he was reported as unconscious near the junction where Pudsey Road and Ridge View meet.

The man's death has been determined as 'not suspicious' by the Leeds coroner's office.

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A force spokesperson said: "At 11.39am on Tuesday, May 5, police were contacted by the ambulance service who were attending a report of a male found unconscious on land near to the junction of Pudsey Road and Ridge View in Pudsey.

"He was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem examination has been carried out and the death is not being treated as suspicious. The Coroner’s Office has been informed."

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