A man was rushed to hospital after a crash during the early hours of Friday which caused the car to flip onto its back in Eltham.

The incident happened in Westhorne Avenue at 4.05am yesterday (April 7) and London Ambulance Service crews were called to the scene.

Two ambulance crews, a medic in a fast response car and an incident response officer attended, along with an air ambulance.

A 23-year-old man was recovered from the overturned vehicle and taken to an east London hospital.

Officers cordoned off the area and images from the scene show that the car had flipped onto its back during the crash.

His condition has been assessed as non-life threatening.

Officers have made no arrests in connection with the incident.

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 04:01hrs on Friday, 7 April to reports of a road traffic collision at the Yorkshire Grey Roundabout, SE9.

“Officers and London Ambulance Service [LAS] and London’s Air Ambulance [HEMS] attended. At the scene a car had overturned.

“A 23-year-old male was recovered from the overturned vehicle and was taken by LAS to an east London hospital where his condition was not life threatening.

“There were no arrests.”