A man has been taken to hospital after falling unwell in Sidcup.

It happened on board a bus in Blackfen Road at 8.10am today (November 1).

Emergency services were called to the scene and road closures were put in place.

The man was taken to hospital for treatment where his condition is currently unknown.

Bus routes B13 and 132 were diverted as the incident was dealt with.

All closures and diversions have since been lifted, according to AA.

We have contacted London Ambulance Service for further information.

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 08:10hrs on Wednesday, 1 November to reports of a man taken unwell on board a bus on Blackfen Road in Sidcup.

“Emergency services attended and the man was taken to hospital.”

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called today at 8:06am to reports of a person fallen unwell on a bus on Blackfen Road, Sidcup.

“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including two ambulance crews, an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic and a medic in a fast-response car. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

“Our first medic arrived in approximately two minutes.

“We treated a man at the scene, before taking him to hospital as a priority.”