A MAN has been taken to hospital after his Porsche crashed into a lamppost and flipped over.

Three fire crews were called at around 7am to rescue the man who was trapped in his upside-down vehicle in Pettman Crescent.

The man managed to escape shortly before crews arrived and was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in an ambulance.

Firemen from Plumstead and Woolwich attended the scene and diverted traffic around the accident.