Teenager dies of "cardiac arrest" at go karting track in Stoke-on-Trent

A teenager who died at a go karting track in Stoke is believed to have passed away due to a "cardiac arrest"

Officers from Staffordshire Police were alerted to an incident taking place at Teamsport Go Karting on Waterloo Road in the Burslem area of the city at about 8:15 pm on Friday evening (January 31st).

When responders arrived on the scene, the West Midlands Ambulance Service had already been at the area for some time as they found a man in his late teens suffering a "cardiac arrest".

The man was said to be unresponsive at the time when police officers arrived at the scene.

However, despite the best efforts of paramedics at the time, the man was sadly pronounced dead a short time after.

In a statement, the force said: "The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for HM Coroner."

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