A woman in her 80s was found in Sparsholt Road in Barking yesterday (August 10). (Image: PA Archive/PA Images)
An elderly woman has been found with a head injury in a road in Barking.
Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service called the police to Sparsholt Road just before 5am on Tuesday, August 10.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "The woman, aged in her 80s, was taken to an east London hospital for treatment to a head injury."
A crime scene and cordon was put in place while officers investigated how the woman came by her injuries.
At this stage, the police believe that she had suffered a fall.
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