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One crew from Cosham Fire Station supported medical personnel at 8pm yesterday evening.

A woman was being loaded into an ambulance in Oriel Road, at the junction of London Road, Hilsea.

An ambulance from South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) and a support vehicle were also pictured at the scene.

Crew manager Dave Cole, of Cosham Fire Station, told The News: ‘We were called to assist with the removal of a patient, as an extra pair of hands.

‘There was a lady that was not very well and we were asked to help paramedics at the scene.

‘We went to assist with getting her to the ambulance.

‘She was a female and we did not need to do any casualty care, the paramedics looked after her and administered care.

‘The stop message was at 8.40pm.’

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