A 40-year-old man was cut out of a car and taken to hospital “as a priority” after a road accident yesterday.

Three vehicles were involved in the collision in Ley Street, Ilford at about 6.15pm.

A crew from Ilford Fire Station attended the scene and the road was closed while the man was removed.

He was taken to Queens Hospital, Romford.

A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said: “We were called to reports of a road traffic collision and sent three crews.

“Staff treated one patient, a 40-year-old man, who was put on a spinal board and taken to Queens Hospital as a priority.”