Residents desperately tried to save dying pensioner after he was found lying on street in Bishopbriggs

Residents tried desperately to save lots of an 80-year-old man after he was discovered mendacity on the street.

Emergency providers have been known as to Bishopbriggs at round 12.20am on Monday, June 13, after reviews of an unresponsive man being discovered on Auchinairn Street.

It's understood a girl driving alongside the highway seen the person mendacity on the footpath and alerted emergency providers.

Regardless of the efforts of paramedics and locals who did their greatest to assist with CPR, the person was pronounced lifeless on the scene.

An area couple, who didn't want to be named, stated: “He seemed like he was in his 70s.

“A number of of the native resident tried to assist with CPR however the paramedic was quickly in charge of the state of affairs.

“They then lined him with a sheet and the ambulance stayed there till round 4am, I believe they have been ready for the non-public ambulance to take the physique away.”

A forensics tent has since been pitched on the primary highway, near the place the physique of the person was initially discovered.

Earlier within the day a big police presence was on the scene, with the footpath remaining cordoned off.

Nonetheless, the vast majority of police left the scene simply earlier than 2pm, leaving simply the tent and some officers on the road.

Officers have been seen within the space finishing up door-to-door inquiries and amassing any native CCTV footage.

Police have confirmed that the dying is at present being handled as "unexplained" and that they're persevering with to research.

A Police Scotland spokesperson stated earlier: “Round 12.20am on Monday, June 13, police obtained a report of an unresponsive male on a footpath close to Auchinairn Street (junction of Woodhill Street) Bishopbriggs.

"Emergency providers attended and the person was pronounced lifeless on the scene. The dying is at present being handled as unexplained.

"Officers stay on the scene while enquiries are ongoing. The highway is at present closed.”

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