A woman soldier has been taken to a major trauma centre at a hospital after being “thrown off a horse” while riding with the in Charlton Park.

Paramedics were called to Charlton Park Road at 9.40am to reports of an incident. They treated a woman at the scene and took her to a major trauma centre. 

Two separate witnesses told this website the rider was a member of the King’s Troop, a ceremonial unit of the British Army based in Woolwich.

Its duties include the firing of royal salutes on royal anniversaries and state occasions, and providing a gun carriage and team of black horses for state and military funerals.

Anthony Webb said: “Somebody came up and said ‘did you see what happened?’ She said that the horse galloped off from the main group uncontrollably and it just turned over.

“It looked serious and hopefully she’s going to be okay, they put blankets over her.”

An air ambulance was also spotted at the scene, though the woman’s condition is unknown.     

A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “We were called at 9.40am today to reports of an incident at Charlton Park Road.

“We sent an ambulance crew, a single responder in a car and an incident response officer to the scene. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

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

Witness Kerry Kendall, of the nearby Riding for the Disabled centre, said: “It looked like two guys came off and then I think her horse just took off.

“It looked like she crashed into the tree. [The emergency services] took her away and that was that.”

The King’s Troop has been contacted for comment.