Pedestrian injured as taxi driver suffers suspected heart attack at wheel

A pedestrian has been run over at the town centre end of De Parys Avenue after a taxi driver suffered a suspected heart attack at the wheel.

The driver with Skyline Cabs is currently being treated on the scene but an air ambulance has landed at Bedford School ready to take him to hospital.

The pedestrian who was struck by his car was seen walking to another ambulance for treatment.

Bedfordshire Police closed both lanes of De Parys Avenue at the junction with the Broadway while they carried out investigations and the road was cleared. It was reopened again at around 4pm.

We’ll update you with further as we have it.

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