A man has been taken to hospital after an incident in Thornton Heath.

London Ambulance Service were called at 8.48am today (July 24) to reports of an incident on Brigstock Road.

An ambulance crew and an incident response officer were sent  to the scene.

The first medics arrived in less than three minutes.

A man was treated at the scene for a leg injury before taken to a major trauma centre.

London Ambulance Service were called shortly after about a second patient - another ambulance crew were sent to the scene.

They treated the patient for a hand wound and took him to hospital.

Police have been approached for a comment on the incident. 

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 8.48am today (24 July) to reports of an incident on Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath.

“We sent an ambulance crew and an incident response officer to the scene.

“Our first medics arrived in less than three minutes.

“We treated a man at the scene for a leg injury before taking him to a major trauma centre.”