A man in his 40s is fighting for his life after falling from scaffolding in Chingford Mount.
Emergency services were called to Chingford Avenue on Wednesday, 11 November at 12.10pm, to reports of a person falling from scaffolding.
London’s Air Ambulance was among the emergency response.
The man was found with life-threatening injuries from the fall. He was treated at the scene before he was rushed to hospital as a priority.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 12.10pm today (11th November) to reports of a person falling from scaffolding in Chingford Avenue, Chingford.
“We sent resources to the scene including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic, paramedics in fast response cars, an incident response officer and London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre by road as a priority.”
The hospital he was taken to has not been named.
Enquiries by the Metropolitan Police are ongoing, while the Health and Safety Executive has been informed. The Health and Safety Executive investigates serious workplace incidents, including falls from height.
It is the latest emergency in the area — Waltham Forest’s Green council removed a Chingford Mount modal filter, while a motorcyclist, 28, was killed in an early-morning A406 crash at Chingford.
