A man is injured in hospital today after he was attacked with a golf club during a street brawl in south London.

Emergency services rushed to the scene after violence broke out in Sydenham in the early hours of this morning.

The 54-year-old man, who was struck with the golf club, was taken to a south London hospital while a second man, aged 34, was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

Three other men were arrested in connection with the incident, police said.

Police and paramedics were called to the fight in Sydenham Road shortly after 1am.

London Ambulance Service’s Joint Response Unit, shared a picture from the scene and wrote on Twitter: “Busy shift with @MPSLewisham.

"This is the scene from an assault with a golf club. Patient taken to A&E for treatment.”

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said enquiries into the incident were continuing.