Air ambulance responds to medical emergency in Lostock Hall
An air ambulance responded to a medical emergency at a home in Lostock Hall this morning (Tuesday, July 13).
The helicopter landed at around 9.20am in a field next to Mercer Road, close to Moor Hey School and Our Lady and St Gerard's RC Primary School.
After touching down, onboard medics made their way to a home in Marina Grove, off Leyland Road, where a 999 call had been made a short time earlier.
Two road ambulances also rushed to the home in response to the incident, which North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) described as a "medical episode".
NWAS has confirmed that one person has been taken to hospital, but did not say whether the patient has been taken by air or land.
No further details about the incident have been made available at this stage.
Lancashire Police said it was not asked to attend the incident.
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