Asda Edinburgh: Police lock down supermarket in UK city after woman, 64, dies outside
Police locked down an Asda supermarket in Edinburgh after a woman died outside.
Officers and ambulance services rushed to the store in Chesser, Edinburgh, Scotland at around 7am this morning. The 64-year-oldwoman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The force says there are no suspicious circumstances. Three police vehicles were in attendance alongside paramedics following reports of a woman having taken unwell in New Market Road.
The pavement on approach and the steps leading up to the supermarket were both taped off. A Police Scotland spokesperson said in a statement: "Around 7.05 am on Wednesday, 10 December, we received a report of a woman unwell in the New Market Road area of Edinburgh.
“Emergency services attended and the 64-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. There are no suspicious circumstances.”
A Scottish Ambulance Spokesperson said: "We received a call at 06:54 hours today to attend an incident on New Mart Road in Edinburgh and we dispatched several resources to the scene.”