A number of ambulances were called to Church Walks on late Thursday afternoon after a shopper collapsed.
The drama was just around the corner from the Mad Hatter bar according to one witness; QLocal reporter Roger Blaxall's awaiting a statement from the NWAS PR office in Bolton tomorrow to clarify the situation.
Update, Tuesday am: 'Incident, Ormskirk, Thursday 7 December. We were called to reports of a male patient who had collapsed. He was reportedly in his 60s and was taken by ambulance to Southport and Formby District General Hospital. We were called at 17:11 and arrived on scene at 17:16.'