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LIDL DEATH

Tragedy as man dies outside Lidl supermarket in front of horrified shoppers

The victim's family are being supported by specialist officers

A MAN has died at a Lidl supermarket following a serious medical incident.

Cops and paramedics rushed to the scene at the store in Bishopsworth, Bristol, on January 24.

But the man, who was in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man's family have been informed and his death is not being treated as suspicious.

A file has been prepared for the coroner and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death will be launched.

A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: "At 11.20am on Friday 24 January we were made aware of a medical incident outside a store in Whitchurch Lane in Bishopsworth.

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"Sadly a man in his 50s was pronounced deceased at the scene, despite the efforts of medics.

"The man's family have been informed and our thoughts are with them. The death is not being treated as suspicious.

"A file has been prepared for the coroner."

A spokesperson for the South Western Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) added: “We were called at 11:14hrs on Friday 24 January to an incident In Bishopsworth, Bristol.

"We sent one double-crewed land ambulance, an air ambulance, a rapid response vehicle, a first responder and the hazardous area response team to the scene.”

Exterior view of a Lidl supermarket.
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A man in his 50s sadly died outside a Lidl supermarket in Bristol following a serious medical incident

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