A man has been taken to hospital with back and chest injuries after falling 15 feet from a tree .

A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust said a call was received at 11.07am today (Friday) to Watford Road in Radlett.

An ambulance crew, ambulance officer and the Herts Air Ambulance attended to the man, believed to be in his 60s.

Upon being found suffering injuries to his back and chest, the man was treated at the scene before being airlifted to St George’s Hospital in Tooting for further treatment.

His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.