A man has died after collapsing in a residential street near a Tesco supermarket.
Police were called at 8.50am today (August 29) to reports of a man found collapsed in Hornchurch Road.
Emergency services attended and the man, believed to aged in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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"The death is currently being treated as unexpected and is under investigation," police said.
This follows reports of an incident near Tesco Roneo Corner, which is in Hornchurch Road, with police and ambulance spotted in the area.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 8.54am on Thursday (August 29) to reports of a medical incident in Hornchurch Road.
"We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew and a paramedic in a fast response car.
"Our crews attended to a man at the scene. Sadly, despite the best efforts of emergency services, he died at the scene," they added.
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