CRITICAL care treatment was provided to a patient in Builth Wells this morning in an incident attended by the Wales Air Ambulance.

The incident, believed to have occurred in the town’s Smithfield Market area, occurred early on, with the ambulance on scene at 9am.

“I can confirm that the Wales Air Ambulance attended a medical emergency in the Builth Wells area this morning, June 29,” said a spokesperson for the charity.

“Our crew arrived on scene at 9am. Following critical care treatment from our on-board medics, we escorted the patient to Hereford County Hospital in a road ambulance. Our involvement concluded at 11.09am.”