The driver of a car has been taken to hospital after crashing into a lamppost in Catford.

The incident happened in Bromley Road at around 12.30pm yesterday (February 14).

Officers and London Ambulance Service crews were called to the scene.

An ambulance crew, a medic in a fast response car, and an incident response officer also attended.

The driver, a man, was found injured and taken to hospital.

His injuries were later assessed as non-life threatening.

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “We were called at 12:31hrs to a collision in Bromley Road, SE6.

Have you got a story for us? You can contact us here.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to keep up with all the latest news.

Sign up to our newsletters to get updates sent straight to your inbox.

“A car had been involved in a collision with a lamp post.

“The driver was taken to hospital. His injuries are non-life threatening.”

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 12.31pm today (14 February) to reports of a road traffic collision on Bromley Road, SE6.

"We sent an ambulance crew, a medic in a fast response car and an incident response officer to the scene.

"We treated one person at the scene before taking them to hospital.”