A man has been taken to hospital after an emergency incident in Gateshead town centre.
Emergency services were called to concerns for the welfare of a man at the Post Office on Jackson Street at around 6.30am on Monday.
Multiple police vehicles were present while the North East Ambulance Service dispatched an ambulance and a specialist paramedic crew.
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It is understood he received care at the scene before being transported to hospital.
The man's condition is currently unknown.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Shortly after 6.30am today (Monday) we received a report of concern for the welfare of a man at the Post Office on Jackson Street, Gateshead.
"The man has been taken to hospital."
A North East Ambulance Service spokesman added: "We were called to a medical incident at around 6.30am.
"We dispatched one ambulance and a specialist paramedic crew."
