A woman suffered serious injuries after a car crash on Thursday afternoon.

Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade were called to reports of a car collision in Ritchie Road, near Longhurst Road on Thursday September 5 at around 2.35pm.

Two cars were involved in the crash which saw one of the vehicles collide into a tree.

A woman in her 50s was treated for injuries to her side and taken to the trauma centre at St Georges Hospital.

The woman is now in a stable condition and her injuries are no longer believed to be life threatening.

Road closures were put in place for the majority of Thursday afternoon causing traffic chaos in the Woodside area.