An air ambulance was called to central Croydon this afternoon, as a person was rushed to hospital.

According to reports on twitter, the helicopter landed in a school on Sydenham road.

Services were called at 3.59pm, with the person treated at the scene before being transported to hospital by road.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 3:59pm today (22 October) to Sydenham Road, Croydon to reports of an incident.

“We sent an incident response officer, an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic and a single responder in a car. We also dispatched London's Air Ambulance.

"We treated a person at the scene and took them as a priority to hospital by road."