A man in his 50s died on Friday after going into cardiac arrest in Hitchin.

A rapid response car, two ambulances, an air ambulance and an officer were all called to Nightingale Road at about 3pm after reports of a man being seriously unwell.

The patient went into cardiac arrest and despite the best efforts of crews he died at the scene.

A police spokesman told the Comet: “The death is not being treated as suspicious.”