Two people have been taken to hospital after a man fell from the top floor of the Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford onto a woman below.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called at around 4pm to reports of a man fallen from a height and a woman injured at the shopping centre.
Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service, including two ambulance crews, an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic and two single responders in cars were also in attendance.
A spokesman from the London Ambulance Service confirmed: “We were called at 3.59pm today to Westfield Shopping Centre, Stratford to reports of an incident.
“We sent two ambulance crews, an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic and two single responders in cars to the scene. "We treated two people at the scene and took them both to hospital as a priority."
A spokesman from the Metropolitan Police has confirmed that the woman’s injuries are not life-threatening.
However, they are still awaiting an update on the condition of the man.
Pictures and video footage has been shared on social media showing concerned shoppers screaming at Westfield, while barriers were put up on the ground floor surrounding where the man is believed to have landed.
An anonymous witness at the scene told Essex Live : "I was walking through the shopping centre to get to the station when I saw the barriers.
"They landed right outside the food court, which is the busiest place.
"It didn’t look good at the scene, the ambulance crew weren't in a rush, which is never a good sign."
Cheryl Palfman from Cheshunt was shopping with her daughter at the time.
She said: "I came here just to go to Primark and this all happened. Primark was shut off for a period of time so we couldn’t go in."
A spokesman from the Metropolitan Police added: "Police were called at approximately 4pm today to reports of a man fallen from a height and a woman injured at Westfield Shopping Centre, Stratford. "
Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called at around 4pm to reports of a man fallen from a height and a woman injured at the shopping centre.
Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service, including two ambulance crews, an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic and two single responders in cars were also in attendance.
A spokesman from the London Ambulance Service confirmed: “We were called at 3.59pm today to Westfield Shopping Centre, Stratford to reports of an incident.
“We sent two ambulance crews, an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic and two single responders in cars to the scene. "We treated two people at the scene and took them both to hospital as a priority."
A spokesman from the Metropolitan Police has confirmed that the woman’s injuries are not life-threatening.
However, they are still awaiting an update on the condition of the man.
Pictures and video footage has been shared on social media showing concerned shoppers screaming at Westfield, while barriers were put up on the ground floor surrounding where the man is believed to have landed.
An anonymous witness at the scene told Essex Live : "I was walking through the shopping centre to get to the station when I saw the barriers.
"They landed right outside the food court, which is the busiest place.
"It didn’t look good at the scene, the ambulance crew weren't in a rush, which is never a good sign."
Cheryl Palfman from Cheshunt was shopping with her daughter at the time.
She said: "I came here just to go to Primark and this all happened. Primark was shut off for a period of time so we couldn’t go in."
A spokesman from the Metropolitan Police added: "Police were called at approximately 4pm today to reports of a man fallen from a height and a woman injured at Westfield Shopping Centre, Stratford. "
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