A man has died after police and the ambulance service were called to a medical emergency in a village on the Shotley peninsula.

Officers were called to Orwell View Road in Shotley, a village in south Suffolk, by the East of England Ambulance Service at about 10.20am on Friday.

The road was partially closed with people advised to avoid the area while emergency services were on the scene attending the incident.

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A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service confirmed a man had died on Friday afternoon.

The spokesman said: "We were called just before 10.15am to a medical emergency on Orwell View Road in Shotley. 

"An ambulance, a rapid response vehicle, an ambulance officer vehicle, a community first responder and the Suffolk Accident Rescue Service were all sent to the scene. 

"Sadly, despite the best efforts of a bystander who started CPR and paramedics, an adult man was pronounced dead at the scene."