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A 65-year-old man collapsed and died while waiting for an appointment inside a Job Centre - despite reportedly being declared fit to work, witnesses say.

The unnamed man was sat in the waiting area of Llanelli Job Centre in Carmarthenshire, when staff realised he had collapsed at 9.30am on Friday.

It is believed he was declared fit for work by the job centre earlier this year, and was waiting for an appointment about Jobseeker's Allowance.

Onlookers watched as staff members and fellow customers rushed to help the man who had collapsed in his chair.

Two women and a man were unable to get a response from the man and laid him on the floor, with one woman starting CPR as staff called for an ambulance.

Visitors of the job centre were asked to leave but many stayed outside to see an ambulance arrive to help the man.

The paramedics were unable to save the man's life and he died at the scene.

Sources said the man suffered with diabetes.

An onlooker said: "This lady who worked there walked over to him after she thought he looked quite unwell and that's when they realised he'd collapsed.

"Another woman and a man helped her put him on the floor and start CPR.

"The staff asked us to leave, but a lot of us gathered outside as we wanted to see if he was ok.

"I didn't know him myself, but the man who was sat next to me told me that he had grown up with the guy.

"The man next to me told me that the poorly guy had diabetes and had been declared fit for work by the job centre earlier in the year but he was obviously ill.

"The ambulance came but he sadly died and they had to take his body out of the job centre, it was awful.

"We were all very shook up, it was a horrible situation that should have never happened.

"The job centre is all shut down now."

A spokesperson for the Welsh Ambulance Service said: "We were called on Friday 15 November at approximately 09:33 am to reports of a person needing urgent medical attention on Stepney Street in central Llanelli.

"We responded with one rapid response vehicle, one specialised medical vehicle and one emergency ambulance.”

A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: "Police in Llanelli responded to a report of the sudden death of a 65-year-old man at Llanelli Job Centre this morning (Friday, November 15).

"There are no suspicious circumstances. Next of kin and HM Coroner have been informed."

A DWP spokesman said: “Our thoughts and those of the staff at Llanelli Jobcentre are with the family and friends at this time.”