A man has been rushed to hospital after falling from a height in Bexley

The incident happened in North Cray Road just after 2.20pm yesterday (February 7).

Officers and London Ambulance Service crews attended and found a man injured.

He was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital as a priority where his condition was initially unknown.

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police confirmed today (February 8) that his condition was later assessed as not life-threatening.

Road closures were put in place but have since been lifted.

The full statement from Metropolitan Police says: “Police were called by LAS at 15:00hrs after a man fell from height in North Cray Road, Bexley.

“He was taken to hospital; condition not life-threatening.

“Road closures have been lifted.”

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 2.23pm today (7 February) to reports of an incident on North Cray Road, Bexley

“We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, an incident response officer and a clinical team manager.

“We treated a patient at the scene before taking them to hospital as a priority.”