Staff performed CPR on a customer who collapsed in the restaurant area of Tesco, Sheerness.

The man, who is in his 50s, was taken ill with a suspected heart attack this morning while visiting the Bridge Road supermarket.

Three ambulances were joined by police and the air ambulance after they were called at 11.30am.

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The helicopter landed in nearby Beachfields Park from where a doctor walked to the scene.

The medics were seen treating the patient at the back of the store where Tesco vans are parked.

VIDEO: Air ambulance called to emergency at Tesco, Sheerness

He was then transported around to Beachfields and flown away to King's College Hospital for further treatment, where he is currently in a serious condition.