An air ambulance landed at Yate Shopping Centre as part of a major emergency service response yesterday (Wednesday, February 2).
The ambulance service sent multiple crews including the helicopter, two land ambulances and a hazardous area response team to deal with a medical incident at the shopping centre at about 3.14pm.
Police officers also attended the scene to assist the ambulance service, with a large number of emergency vehicles pictured outside the M&S Food Hall and Tesco.
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An area was reportedly cordoned off by police, according to a witness who contacted Bristol Live.
South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust has now provided details about the nature of the call-out.
A spokesperson said: “We were called at 3.14pm on Wednesday, February 2, to an incident in Yate.
"We sent two double-crewed land ambulances, an operations officer, a responding officer, a hazardous area response team, a critical care car and an air ambulance."
And a spokesperson for Avon and Somerset police said it was a medical-related incident and officers were there to assist the ambulance service.
No further information was provided about the medical incident.
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