An air ambulance was called to Stevenage yesterday evening after a man suffered a cardiac arrest.

The Comet: An East Anglian Air Ambulance landed in St Nicholas Park, Stevenage. Picture: Toersten IbbettAn East Anglian Air Ambulance landed in St Nicholas Park, Stevenage. Picture: Toersten Ibbett (Image: Archant)

An East Anglian Air Ambulance landed in St Nicholas Park after being called to a property in Great Ashby Way around 6pm.

Land ambulance crews also attended and treated a man who was in cardiac arrest.

The casualty – believed to be in his 40s – was taken to Stevenage’s Lister Hospital for further treatment.