Police are investigating after a man fell from a height as construction was taking place.

The man, believed to be in his 60s, was standing on scaffolding at a property in Belmont Park Road, Leyton.

Emergency services were called at 2.25pm on Monday (June 6) after the man fell at the residential road.

Officers and the London Ambulance Service rushed to the scene and the person was taken to hospital for treatment, but his condition is now said to not be life threatening.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been informed and a spokesperson says that the government agency is working with the Metropolitan Police during the investigation, as it looks into the regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare.

A Met spokesperson says that enquiries into the circumstances of the fall remain ongoing at this time.