A man was taken to hospital with a head injury yesterday after coming off his bike on marshland in Erith.

Police, paramedics and London Fire Brigade were all called to the accident near Manor Road yesterday at around 3.30pm.

London Ambulance Service says the incident happened on marshland by Erith Yacht Club.

A spokesman said: "We were called at 2.24pm on May 22 to reports of a road traffic collision involving a motorcycle in Manor Road, Erith.

“We sent an ambulance crew, our hazardous area response team, a single responder by car and an incident response officer.

“We treated a man for a head injury and took him as a priority to hospital.”