Sudden death on Auckland’s Dominion Rd, cordons in place after suspected medical event

A person has died on a busy central Auckland street this evening in a suspected medical event. Photo / Supplied

A person has died on a busy central Auckland street this evening in a suspected medical event.

A witness said emergency services covered a body with a white sheet on the corner of Burnley and Prospect Tces along Dominion Rd.

There are two police cars and a fire engine parked outside a block of shops.

Firefighters have erected a blue tarp over the footpath to block passersby from seeing the body, the witness said.

Parts of the street are cordoned off.

One woman told the Herald they understood someone had “dropped dead”.

A worker at a nearby restaurant said they believed the person may have had a heart attack.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand confirmed they were on the scene.

Hato Hone St John has been approached for comment.

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