A child has been taken to hospital after a crash in Eltham.

The incident between a pedestrian and a motorcycle happened in Eltham Hill just after 3pm today (May 11).

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

The child was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.

Their condition is currently unknown.

Eltham Hill is closed to traffic as the incident is dealt with.

We have contacted Metropolitan Police for further information.

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 3.04pm today (11 May) to reports of a road traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian at the junction between Eltham Hill and Sherard Road, Eltham.

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

“Our first medics arrived in less than four minutes.

“We treated a child at the scene before taking them to hospital.”