A man who was trapped on a ladder has been rescued by firefighters.

The man was unable to move after hurting himself in a fall from a ladder in Beatrice Court, off Albert Road in Buckhurst Hill and was stuck in what was described by crews as a precarious position.

Emergency services were called to help the man at 11.40am and he was brought down by firefighters by 12.50pm.

Paramedics were called to assess his injuries.