An air ambulance was seen landing in Weymouth’s Bob Lucas Stadium (Picture: Rex)
A football match has been called off after someone in the stadium suffered a medical emergency mid-game.
The victim is thought to be a fan who fell ill in the away stands while Weymouth played Yeovil Town at home on Monday afternoon.
An air ambulance was seen landing on the pitch at the Bob Lucas Stadium at the 77th minute in front of thousands of stunned spectators.
Paramedics were seen tending to the fan, who was loaded into the helicopter and flown off in the space of a few minutes.
The helicopter soon took off with the fan inside (Picture: Shutterstock)
Sheridan Robins, BBC Radio 5 Live’s commentator for the National League South fixture, described the subdued atmosphere as the clash ‘paled into insignificance’.
An announcer on the tannoy initially said the match would resume after the fan was treated but a decision was soon made to abandon it.
Fans applauded as the respective teams and their coaches left the pitch.
Weymouth were on course for an upset victory at home (Picture: Shutterstock)
Weymouth, who are trailing Yeovil in the league, were hoping to beat their rivals for the first time since 1988 and were leading 1-0 when the match was stopped.
Yeovil remain seven points clear at the top of the league and only need six more points to guarantee the title.
It was not immediately clear whether a rematch could be held.
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