Emergency services, including paramedics and police, were called to Erith Road in Bexleyheath on Thursday following a serious collision in which a police officer was reportedly struck by a vehicle.
The incident occurred during a road traffic collision, and the officer is understood to have sustained injuries as a result. Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service treated the injured officer at the scene before rushing him to a trauma centre for urgent medical care.
A section of Erith Road remains closed to both pedestrians and traffic as police investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident. Drivers are being advised to seek alternative routes to avoid disruption.
Authorities have yet to provide further details about the severity of the officers injuries or whether any arrests have been made in connection with the incident.
We have reached out to the Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service for further confirmation and clarification on the ongoing situation. Updates will follow as more information becomes available.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said:
“We were called at 12:15pm today (Thursday 13 February) to reports of a road traffic collision on Erith Road, Bexleyheath.
“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and a paramedic from our tactical response unit.
“We treated a patient at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre as a priority.”
A Spokesman for the Met Police said: A police officer has been taken to hospital following a collision in Bexleyheath this afternoon.
Police were responding to a report concerning the safety of a woman who was with a man on Mayplace Road West at around 11:59hrs on Thursday, 13 February.
Officers attended and pursued a man on foot.
During the foot pursuit, an officer was involved in a collision with a car unrelated to the incident they were dealing with. He has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.
A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of domestic common assault.
The road currently remains closed in both directions
