Stradbroke incident: Air ambulance lands on Sheffield estate after reported stabbing

Smelter Wood Road was pictured cordoned off from Ravenscroft Road to Ravenscroft Avenue on the Stradbroke estate this afternoon (May 8) after an emergency incident.

An air ambulance was deployed and was pictured by local residents after it landed on open land off Ravenscroft Road at approximately 1pm.

There is local speculation that someone has been stabbed.

Officers have confirmed that they were called following reports of an assault.

A police spokesperson said: “Emergency services were called to the Smelter Wood Road area of Sheffield at 1pm this afternoon in response to reports of an assault.

“There is a continued police presence in the area and more information will be shared in due course.”

Residents have reported a large presence of emergency vehicles, with as many as 13 police cars, both marked and unmarked, up to four ambulances, and a fire engine in attendance.

The condition of any harmed person is not currently known. We have asked Yorkshire Ambulance Service for further information, and we are waiting for a reply.