London Ambulance Service has issued a statement after a woman was hit by a tree in Orpington during Storm Henk.

Emergency services were called to the scene at around 3.15pm yesterday (January 2) and found a woman injured.

London Ambulance Service sent an ambulance crew, and incident response officer and London’s Air Ambulance to the scene.

She was taken to hospital where her injuries were assessed as not life-threatening.

Her family have been informed.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called today (Tuesday) at 3.21pm to reports of an incident in Station Approach, Orpington.
“We sent resources to the scene including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and London’s air ambulance.

“We treated a woman before taking her to hospital.”

It comes as an amber weather warning for strong wind was issued across south London by the Met Office.

The warning was in place from 10am until 8pm yesterday.

The Met Office has predicted that some inland areas could face winds of up to 40 to 50 miles per hour, with some areas potentially facing wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour.

The windy weather was accompanied by outbreaks of heavy rain, which may have affected visibility on the roads.

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 3.14pm on Tuesday, 2 January to reports that a woman had been struck by a tree in Station Approach, Orpington. 

“Officers attended along with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade.

“The woman was taken to hospital. Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

“Her family has been informed.”