An air ambulance landed in Bury St Edmunds' Abbey Gardens to deal with what was described as a medical incident.

Emergency services were called to Abbeygate Street in the town shortly before noon on Tuesday, April 12.

A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service confirmed that a patient had been taken to West Suffolk Hospital following an incident.

"We sent two ambulances, a rapid response car and an air ambulance to the scene," said the spokesman.

"The patient was transported to West Suffolk Hospital for further care."

A spokesman for Suffolk police said officers had been made aware.