Man injured during incident in Post Office Road in Bournemouth

Police and paramedics were called to the incident in Post Office Road next to Richmond Hill at 10.36am. 

Police say they believe no offences had been committed and nor were there any suspicious circumstances.

Witnesses say they saw a man on the floor next to Post pub with blood around him, mostly coming from his arm, they suspected. 

Manouch, owner of the Lord Sandwich shop, said he saw the man and a woman “messing around”.

Cordon inside Post Office Road (Image: Newsquest)

A Subway worker said he saw the victim on the floor with blood coming out of him. 

The male victim was quickly taken to Poole Hospital via ambulance where he is receiving treatment. A helicopter was heard over the town centre briefly. 

A police cordon was put in place on the road and remains in place whilst officers establish the circumstances of the incident. 

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: “We received a report at 10.36am on Monday 3 October 2022 that a man had sustained injuries in Post Office Road in Bournemouth. 

Post Office Road (Image: NQ)

“Officers attended with the ambulance service and the man has been taken to hospital for treatment. Enquiries are underway to establish the full circumstances of the incident.” 

The spokesperson later added: "Following enquiries, it is not believed that any offences occurred and there are no suspicious circumstances."

A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 10.23hrs to an incident in central Bournemouth. We sent a double-crewed land ambulance, a critical care car and a doctor. We conveyed one patient to Poole Hospital by land ambulance.”