Investigation launched after men hospitalised from incident at Hammersmith town hall

Two men have been left with potentially life-threatening injuries after scaffolding attached to a town hall collapsed in west London.

Dozens of police, fire and ambulance vehicles attended Hammersmith town hall in King Street after the incident just before 5.45pm on Wednesday.

The Metropolitan police said the men were taken to a central London hospital, and the Health and Safety Executive has been informed.

An air ambulance was among the resources sent to the scene, and the men were taken to a major trauma centre “as a priority”.

A London ambulance service spokesperson said: “We were called at 17.39 to reports of an incident on King Street, Hammersmith.

“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including our Hazardous Area Response Team, ambulance crews, an advanced paramedic, and an incident response officer. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

“We treated two patients at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre as a priority.”

Hammersmith and Fulham council said the incident occurred at a construction site run by Ardmore Construction Ltd.

It said on Twitter: “King Street (W6) is temporarily closed to motorists between Dalling Rd and Hammersmith Broadway. Emergency services are attending to an incident in the area.”

This article was amended on 12 May 2022 to remove a quote wrongly attributed to the London ambulance service, and to replace it with the correct statement from the service.