Woman left with life threatening injuries after car crashes with ambulance

A woman was left with life threatening injuries after an ambulance and a car collided in Bromley.

Three people required hospital treatment after the incident which took place in Masons Hill, at the junction of Tiger Lane, around 2pm this afternoon.

The woman was taken to Kings College Hospital as a priority suffering with head, neck and back injuries.

A man and a woman were taken to the Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough, by the London Ambulance Service (LAS).

A spokeswoman from the LAS said: We sent a single responder in a car, three ambulance crews and a duty officer. Staff treated three patients.

"A woman was treated for back pain and was taken to the Princess Royal University Hospital.

"A man suffered a chest injury and was taken to the Princess Royal University Hospital.

"A third patient, a woman, suffered neck, back and head injuries. She was taken to King's College Hospital as a priority."

The incident caused severe congestion in the Bromley area after Masons Hill was closed southbound, resulting in a number of buses on diversion. The road re-opened again at 6.15pm.

Alex James Brown wrote on Twitter: “This traffic is crazy - no one bother going into Bromley as there's been a massive crash.”

The incident follows two accidents this week involving police cars, with a police van flipping on its side in Barnet and another vehicle crashing in Bermondsey.