A man has died after suffering a cardiac arrest.

A large number of emergency service vehicles rushed to the incident in Ambleside Walk, Canvey on Thursday night.

The man was rushed to hospital but sadly died on Saturday.

A spokesman for the ambulance service said: “Two ambulances, two Hazardous Area Response Team vehicles, a rapid response vehicle, an ambulance officer vehicles and Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were called to a Canvey address on Thursday February 13, following reports of a man in cardiac arrest.

“A man was transported by road ambulance in a serious condition to Essex Cardiothoracic Centre.”