A man has been taken to hospital after falling from a building window in Petts Wood as police executed a search warrant.

Police were called to an address on Petts Wood Lane at around 4.30am yesterday morning (Sunday, January 29).

The man fell from the window as he tried to "escape the building".

He sustained some injuries as a result of the fall and was taken to hospital.

A crime scene is in place and enquiries are ongoing.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Officers attended an address on Petts Wood Lane, Petts Wood at around 04:34hrs on Sunday, 29 January to execute a search warrant.

“A man fell from a window as he tried to escape from the building. He sustained some injuries during the fall and has been taken to hospital.

“A crime scene remains in place at the address and enquiries are ongoing.”