POLICE and paramedics responded to an address in Rutland Road, Park North, this afternoon.

The Critical Care team from the Wiltshire Air Ambulance was also in attendance. 

The helicopter landed on the playing fields immediately behind New College at around 3.30pm. 

A significant number of police vehicles were deployed around the field and dozens of children came out of their homes to get an up close look at the helicopter.

The incident appeared to be taking place inside a property along Rutland Road.

The air ambulance left the scene at around 4.15pm.

At least one patient was taken by land ambulance to Great Western Hospital.

Clarification: An earlier version of this story reported the location of the incident as Bisley Close. The correct location is Rutland Road, the street immediately adjacent to Bisley Close.