A LARGE emergency operation is under way in Bournemouth.

Five people have been injured in an incident around the area of Bournemouth and Poole College’s Bournemouth campus in Lansdowne.

All of them have been taken to hospital for injuries with one of them suffering injuries that are believed to be serious but not life threatening.   

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Two people have been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent, while a third person has been arrested on suspicion of assault by beating.

 

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "Following the initial response of officers at the scene, this matter is now in an investigative phase and a policing presence will remain in the vicinity as further enquiries are conducted and a number of cordons have been put in place."

Five ambulances were sent to Meyrick Road and Christchurch Road, by the bus stops, as well as two doctor’s car and three air ambulances. 

Dorset Police said they were called to reports of a “disturbance” just before 3pm on Thursday, January 25 and sent around nine police cars along with some unmarked response units. 

The spokeswoman added: "Officers can be approached by members of the public with any information or concerns and neighbourhood policing teams will be carrying out reassurance patrols in the area. "

Henry Tootal, a 20-year-old student, said: "We saw all the police cars and three people being taken out on stretchers and [sic] people have been injured

"We saw two people surrounded by armed policemen outside the hotel."

Kirsty Collins, 34, added: "It's just a shock, you don't expect to go to the shop to get your dinner and come out and see all these people walking around looking for things in bushes and bins.

"It's scary, really."

A large cordon was put up along Meyrick Road, including outside the Roundhouse Hotel, while officers carried out investigation work. 

Officers were seen scouring around the bins and foliage.

Images taken from the scene show three men being detained by police officers. 

A spokesman for Bournemouth and Poole College said the incident happened outside the campus and that the team is assisting police officers as required.

He added: "Due to the incident being a police matter, we are unable to comment further at this point in time." 

A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service said: “We sent five double-crewed ambulances, three air ambulances, and two operations officers.

"We conveyed four patients by land ambulance to Poole Hospital and one patient by land ambulance to Southampton General Hospital.” 

Dorset Police added: "Officers can be approached by members of the public with any information or concerns and neighbourhood policing teams will be carrying out reassurance patrols in the area."