Air ambulances land in Worthing - See video footage from the scene

They were filmed landing in Victoria Park at around 6.30pm.

It came amid reports of a stabbing in the town, with police and forensic officers sealing off Amelia Park. Click here to see photos from the scene.

Sussex Police has since issued a statement about the incident, which you can read in full here.

A spokesperson for South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) said: “I can confirm we were called to reports of an assault near the junction of Richmond Road and Clifton Road. Ambulance crews attended the scene.”

Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) confirmed two if its helicopters were ‘dispatched to Worthing’.

A spokesperson added: “One crew was stood down at the scene and the other worked with SECAmb, Sussex Police, to help treat the patient. They then transported the patient to hospital by road with our crew accompanying them in the ambulance to continue delivering their care en route.”