Police have confirmed that a man has died after they received reports of a medical emergency on Christmas Day. Emergency services were called to Goldcroft Common, Caerleon, at around 3.10pm on Sunday, December 25.
Police and the ambulance service attended the scene. Photos appear to show that the Welsh Air Ambulance also attended, however this has yet to be confirmed.
It was later confirmed that a man in his 60s from Newport had died. Police have said that the incident is not being treated as suspicious and that the coroner has been informed.
Eyewitnesses in the area said that the incident happened near the Fresh Start bakery and the Goldcroft shop. A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: "We received a report of a medical emergency in Goldcroft Common, Caerleon at around 3.10pm on Sunday 25 December.
"Officers attended along with personnel from the Welsh Ambulance Service, who confirmed that a man in his sixties from Newport had died.
"His next of kin have been informed. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report has been submitted to the coroner in relation to the death."
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