Multiple emergency services were called to the scene
Bristol Parkway railway station(Image: Rail Photo/Construction Photography/Getty Images)
A train passenger was taken to hospital after a medical emergency at Bristol Parkway station, as multiple emergency services reportedly rushed to the scene.
The incident was reported shortly before 5pm on Wednesday, July 30. One woman leaving at the station at the time reported seeing ambulances, fire engines, an unmarked police car, and an incident response unit outside the station.
Avon Fire and Rescue Service has now confirmed that firefighters attended the incident to support ambulance crews, before one person was then taken to hospital.
A fire service spokesperson said: “At 16:42 on Wednesday 30 July, crews from Patchway and Avonmouth fire stations were called to a railway station near North Road, Stoke Gifford.
“Firefighters supported ambulance crews following a medical emergency on a train. One person was taken to hospital by ambulance.”
Avon and Somerset Police, the British Transport Police, and South Western Ambulance Service, have also been contacted for comment.