Emergency services have confirmed why an air ambulance was spotted landing in Cassiobury Park.

Residents reported seeing an Essex & Herts Air Ambulance helicopter flying across Watford yesterday evening (September 9) before touching down in the park at around 7.15pm.

Air traffic data shows that the pilot had taken off from the service's North Weald Bassett airfield in Essex and looped above Chelmsford. 

The helicopter then headed west to St Albans before circling several times above Watford and settling in the park.

 

A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service confirmed the helicopter was called out after they received a report of an injured cyclist in Grove Road, St Albans, at around 4.45pm.

They added: “Two ambulances, an ambulance officer vehicle and the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were sent to the scene.

"The cyclist, an adult male, was transported by road to Watford General Hospital for further care.”

Flight maps show the helicopter touched down in Cassiobury Park for around 10 minutes before heading back to base in Essex.

It is not clear how or how badly the cyclist was injured. Hertfordshire Police have been contacted for more details.