A woman has fallen from a footbridge over the North Circular Road in Acton , beside Gunnersbury Park, police have said.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said officers were called to the scene at 4.53pm and attended along with the London Ambulance Service.

He said a woman was being treated at the scene and he was unable to comment on her condition at this stage.

The North Circular Road runs along the eastern perimeter of Gunnersbury Park, on the borders of Chiswick and Acton.

Transport for London tweeted at 5.08pm to say Gunnersbury Avenue had been closed southbound towards Chiswick, at the junction with Gunnersbury Lane, due to a 'police incident'. It said queues were building on the approach and warned drivers to expect delays.