A paramedic was taken to hospital after an ambulance on an emergency call out was in a crash with a car

Emergency services were called to Rosslyn Hill, at the junction with Pond Street, in Hampstead, just before 2pm on Saturday (June 22).

Both the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade attended a crash involving an ambulance responding to an emergency call and a car.

The fire brigade was called at 1.58pm and said four people had left the vehicles by the time they arrived. 

A paramedic was taken to hospital after an ambulance was involved in a car at the top of Pond Street, HampsteadA paramedic was taken to hospital after an ambulance was involved in a crash at the top of Pond Street, Hampstead (Image: Nathalie Raffray)

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said they were called at 2.01pm.

A spokesperson added: “Another ambulance was dispatched to the original incident. We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew and incident response officer.

“One of our paramedics was taken to hospital. We checked over a second person at the scene.”

A crash between an ambulance and car happened at the junction of Pond Street and Rosslyn Hill in Hampstead, metres from the Royal Free HospitalA crash between an ambulance and car happened at the junction of Pond Street and Rosslyn Hill in Hampstead, metres from the Royal Free Hospital (Image: Nathalie Raffray)

Rosslyn Hill was closed and buses were diverted.

Crews from Soho fire station attended and left together with the Metropolitan Police and ambulance service at 3.11pm.

The Met has been contacted.