A man who was rushed to hospital after he fell from a first-floor window was trying to break into his own home after locking himself out, police said today.

The 46-year-old was taken to St George’s Hospital in Tooting after the fall, in Crown Road, Sutton, after he slipped while trying to enter his flat.

The London Air Ambulance was called but the man was driven to hospital.

He was treated for a suspected fracture to his right ankle, a police spokesman said, after the fall at about 7.20pm last Thursday.