A man has been taken to hospital following a crash on a Richmond borough road today (Tuesday, 17 February).

Emergency services were called to Great Chertsey Road at around 8:30am after reports of a road traffic collision.

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) sent an ambulance crew, paramedics in fast response cars and dispatched London's Air Ambulance to the scene.

A man was treated at the roadside before being taken to a major trauma centre by road as a priority, paramedics said.

The eastbound lane of the A316 Lower Richmond Road was temporarily closed at its junction with Clifford Avenue following the crash but has since reopened.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 8.27am today (17 February) to reports of a road traffic collision on Great Chertsey Road, W4.

"We sent resources to the scene including an ambulance crew, paramedics in fast response cars and dispatched London's Air Ambulance.

"We treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre by road as a priority."

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