A MAN was taken to hospital after suffering a medical incident in St Helens this morning, Thursday.

Paramedics attended Kirkland Street, in St Helens, shortly after 7.45am this morning.

A North West Ambulance spokesman said they were called to a patient "suffering a medical incident".

A man was taken to hospital.  

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The North West Ambulance spokesman said: "We were called to a patient suffering a medical incident at 7.46am.

"A man was taken to hospital by ambulance."

The spokesman said no air ambulances were called out in relation to this incident.

Two air ambulance helicopters landed outside Mecca Bingo later on this morning following a separate incident which was a crash involving a car and a wheelchair.