PARAMEDICS were called to treat a man who collapsed outside The Hive library in Worcester today.

The man was sitting on a wall in the area outside the entrance to The Hive when he collapsed at around 12.30pm.

Paramedics arrived quickly and treated the man, who was able to sit up, before taking him to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "An ambulance, critical care car and a paramedic officer attended and have assessed and treated a man on scene before conveying him to hospital."

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