Incident on Laud Street: Emergency services closed off a section of the High Street yesterday evening during an emergency rescue operation which included an air ambulance landing on the roof of a nearby multi-storey car park (top left of picture)
A collision involving a large SUV and a woman pedestrian on Laud Street yesterday evening saw a section of the High Street, just south of the Croydon Flyover, closed to traffic for almost two hours while rescue services did their work.
The air ambulance was called in, landing on the roof of a nearby multi-storey car park alongside the Flyover.
Laud Street is a narrow, one-way side street which leads off the High Street, down past the Bull’s Head public house to Wandle Road and towards South Croydon.
According to official reports from the emergency services and eye-witness accounts, the collision involving the vehicle and a pedestrian happened just after 5.30pm. A man and a woman, in their 30s according to the Metropolitan Police, “suffered non-life threatening injuries” and were taken to hospital.
Emergency services: firefighters worked to release the people trapped by the collision on Laud Street
Pictures taken at the scene suggest that firefighters were needed to lift the vehicle up, possibly to release a trapped individual.
The London Fire Brigade issued this statement to Inside Croydon: “A car collided with a member of the public. Two people were taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews.
“The Brigade was called at [5.47pm] and the incident was over for firefighters by [6.40pm]. Two fire engines and a fire rescue unit from Woodside, Norbury and Croydon fire stations attended the scene.”
The Metropolitan Police asks that anyone with information on this incident to contact them on 101 or on ‘X’ @MetCC, quoting CAD 5679/09SEP.
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I live in a similar one way street very nearby and there is a constant scourge of rat running at excessive speed. Not attributing this as the definite cause here (rumours this one could be medical), but you get a real sense Croydon has a wider issue with deteriorating driving standards. Worry these sorts of incidents/injuries will increase. Hope those involved in this one make a full recovery.
As a close family member of both people involved in this incident I would ask people not to speculate. The SUV did not hit a pedestrian, that is false information. There are multiple stories flying around which are untrue and upsetting. This was a closed medical incident where any harm to the public or other vehicles was prevented. The people involved, and their family and friends would appreciate some privacy during this time while those involved undergo recovery. Thank you.
Sorry to hear ‘anonymous’ but this report quoted police, fire and ambulance sources and did not speculate. The emergency services response, which included the air ambulance, will have cost thousands in public money, so this is a story that is very much in the public interest. If you want to challenge the official version of events, I suggest you take it up with the authorities.