A woman was taken to hospital with back injuries after falling from a window in Harmer Street, Gravesend.

Immigration officers attended the address in Harmer Street this morning as part of an intelligence-led operation and say they called ambulance crews after a woman "was found" on a flat roof below a window.

Ambulance crews said they were called to Harmer Street, Gravesend, just before 8.50am, to reports that a woman had fallen from a window onto a flat roof.

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A Home Office spokesperson said: "Immigration Enforcement officers attended an address in Harmer Street, Gravesend today, Wednesday October 11, as part of an intelligence led operation.

"During the visit, a 41-year-old woman was found on a flat roof below a window with cuts to her leg. Paramedics were called and after initial treatment she was taken to hospital for further checks."

Several ambulance vehicles including SECAMB's Hazardous Area Response Team attended, along with a fire engine.

A spokesman for SECAMB said crews had worked with firefighters to gain access to the patient, who was assessed and treated at the scene before being taken to Kings College Hospital for specialist trauma treatment.

There were six ambulance vehicles in Harmer Street and one parked in nearby East Crescent Road.

Kent Fire and Rescue said they had been called to support the ambulance service, and that someone had suffered a fall - but were unsure of the exact nature of the incident.