A man is in a life-threatening condition after falling from a height from an escalator in a department store in south-west London.

Emergency services were called to Peter Jones in Sloane Square, Chelsea, at about 13:05 GMT where a man believed to be in his 20s had fallen.

Police said he had multiple injuries and was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition.

They said inquiries continue to ascertain how it happened.

London Ambulance Service said the man was treated for head and chest injuries and taken to St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington.

A spokeswoman for John Lewis, which runs the store, said it had closed early following “a serious customer incident”.