The Avenue, West Wickham- Injured man rushed to major trauma centre

A man has been rushed to hospital following an incident in West Wickham <i>(Image: Google Maps)</i>
A man has been rushed to hospital following an incident in West Wickham (Image: Google Maps)
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A man has been taken to a major trauma centre after an incident on The Avenue in West Wickham.

London Ambulance Service was called at 10.20am today (November 10) and led to a response from multiple emergency services, including London’s Air Ambulance.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 10.20am today (10 November) to reports of an injured person on The Avenue, West Wickham.

“We sent resources to the scene including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic, an incident response officer and a motorcycle paramedic.

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"We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.

“We treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority.”

The emergency services incident blocked The Avenue in both directions at Pickhurst Lane.

Traffic has since eased in the area.

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