PARAMEDICS and firefighters have been called in after someone collapsed in the street in a York suburb.

Thursday, 6 March 2025 13:56

By Haydn Lewis

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called in at 6.44pm on Wednesday (March 5) to an address in Acomb.

A service spokesman said: “A crew from Acomb assisted a person who had collapsed in the street suffering a head wound.

“The crew used there immediate emergency care pack and took observations until an ambulance arrived. Paramedics then took over the care of the casualty.”

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