A middle-aged man was left impaled on a metal railing after plunging from a window in east London.
The man, thought to be in his 40s, was rushed to hospital after the fall in Bow in the early hours of this morning.
A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We were called at 1.52am to reports of an incident in Bruce Road, E3.
"We treated a man, believed to be in his 40s, for leg injuries.
"He was taken as a priority to the Royal London Hospital."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Responded with <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MPSTowerHam" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141121-https://twitter.com/MPSTowerHam" data-vars-event-id="c23">@MPSTowerHam</a> to a patient who fell from a window, impaled on railings. A&E as a priority. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/avLRa238KS" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141121-https://t.co/avLRa238KS" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/avLRa238KS</a> — Joint Response Units (@LAS_JRU) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/LAS_JRU/status/678217399729053696" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3141121-https://twitter.com/LAS_JRU/status/678217399729053696" data-vars-event-id="c23">December 19, 2015</a>
The LAS Joint Response Twitter account added: "Responded with @MPSTowerHam to a patient who fell from a window, impaled on railings. A&E as a priority."
The Metropolitan Police could not find a record of having been called.
