Streatham High Road - Two people rushed to hospital

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Two people rushed to hospital after being trapped under collapsed scaffolding - London Now
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Streatham High Road has been closed since early this afternoon following the incident.

Two people were trapped under scaffolding fell from Pratts and Payne.

The people were rescued by passers-by before being rushed to hospital by the ambulance service.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 1.30pm on Sunday 25 October to reports of an incident on Streatham High Road.

“We sent resources to the scene including ambulance crews, an incident response officer and paramedics from our hazardous area response team (HART).

“We treated two patients at the scene and took both of them to a hospital.”

A spokesperson for the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said: "Firefighters responded to an incident involving collapsed scaffolding on High Road, Streatham.

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