An air ambulance was deployed to an urgent incident at a busy Swindon supermarket.
A large emergency response was deployed to the West Swindon District Centre outside Asda shortly after 10am on Sunday, February 15.
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust confirmed that it sent an air ambulance to the scene alongside two land ambulances and an operations officer.
At this stage, the service has not confirmed the nature or severity of the incident.
Wiltshire Police has been contacted for further comment.
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust said: “We were called at 10.08am on Sunday, February 15, to an incident in Swindon.
“We sent two double-crewed land ambulances, an air ambulance, and an operations officer to the scene.”
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This emergency response came just two days after a man died at the West Swindon Asda store in a separate incident.
Both police and paramedics were called to the scene on Friday, February 13, following a medical incident.
A police spokesperson said: “We were called to Asda, West Swindon, at 4.55pm following reports of a male in cardiac arrest.
“Extensive efforts were made to save the man's life, but he sadly died around 40 minutes later.
“The death is being treated as non-suspicious and no one has been arrested.”
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