POLICE are trying to find a 14-year-old girl who disappeared after calling a hospital to say she was going into labour in a park.

Officers say the unknown teenager reported to Epsom Hospital in Surrey that she was giving birth in a park or wooded area in Sutton, London, on Sunday.

She made the call at 7.40pm and despite their efforts, Met Police have been unable to locate the girl since.

In a statement posted on Twitter, officers said: "Police are trying to trace an unknown 14-yr-old girl who reported to #Epsom Hospital at 7.40pm on Sunday that she has gone into labour in a park or wooded area in #Sutton.

"Officers have not been able to find the girl. "

Scotland Yard asks that anyone who may have seen the girl or heard anything should call 999.