A man died after a 'medical incident' which closed a road near Swindon for several hours.

The incident, which took place on Hay Lane in Wroughton, closed the road for just under three hours on Friday afternoon (April 5) after emergency services rushed to the scene.

The road was partially blocked at a turning near Betts Pets, and several traffic websites reported the incident as a crash.

Wiltshire Police have confirmed that the cause of the closure was not a crash, but a medical incident in which a man lost his life.

"This road closure relates to a medical incident," said a spokesperson for Wiltshire Police. 

"A male in cardiac arrest at the roadside has sadly died."

A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service added: "We were called at 12:35hrs on Friday 5 April to an incident near Wroughton.

"We sent two double-crewed land ambulances, an operations officer and an air ambulance to the scene.”

No other information can be shared at this moment in time with respect to the man's family and friends.