Brixton Road – Man rushed to hospital after late-night assault

A man was rushed to hospital after a late-night assault in Brixton. <i>(Image: NQ)</i>
A man was rushed to hospital after a late-night assault in Brixton. (Image: NQ)
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A man has been rushed to hospital after a late-night assault in Brixton.

The incident happened in Brixton Road just after 2am on Friday (March 20).

Paramedics attended alongside the Metropolitan Police and found a 44-year-old man who was suffering from injuries to his face.

An ambulance crew, paramedics in fast response cars, and an incident response car were dispatched to the scene.

He was rushed to the hospital, where his injuries were confirmed as neither life-threatening nor life-changing.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 2.21am on Friday, March 20 to reports of an assault in Brixton Road, Brixton.

“We sent an ambulance crew, paramedics in fast response cars and an incident response car to the scene.

“We also sent a paramedic and a doctor in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.

“The first paramedic arrived in less than five minutes.

“We treated a patient at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority.”


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