Man rushed to hospital in critical condition after falling from building in south London

A man has been left fighting for his life in hospital after falling from a building in Streatham.

London Air Ambulance was scrambled following reports that a man, aged in his 20s, fell “from a height” on Faygate Road.

Police officers tweeted a picture of the helicopter - which had landed in the grounds of Hitherfield Primary School - as paramedics attended to the man.

Lambeth police were called to the scene by paramedics at around 12.45pm but there have been no arrests.

The man was rushed to a south London hospital in a critical condition.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police force told the Standard: “Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 12.44pm on Tuesday, 21 February to reports of a man fallen from a building on Faygate Road in Streatham.

“Officers and London’s Air Ambulance attended.

“The man, believed to be in his 20s, was taken to a south London hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

“Enquiries continue. There have been no arrests.”