AN AIR ambulance was called out to an incident yesterday afternoon (August 13) when a man collapsed in St Albans.

Paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) were called to Russell Avenue at around 1.05pm.

The man was taken to Hemel Hempstead Hospital by land ambulance following the collapse. A paramedic crew from St Albans and Hertfordshire Air Ambulance also attended the scene.

No further information has been released.