PARAMEDICS were called to a park after a person fell from a swing and suffered a head injury.

An ambulance and critical care car arrived at Hove Lagoon yesterday afternoon shortly before 2.30pm.

Crews were called to the eastern side of the lake, near the children's play area and Big Beach cafe.

South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) said a patient was taken to hospital following a fall from height on a swing, having suffered a head injury.

A spokesman said: "I can confirm we were called to the Lagoon on Kingsway, at approximately 2.20pm yesterday to reports a person had fallen from height from a swing.

"Ambulance crews attended the scene and the person was assessed and treated before being taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital with a head injury."