Leytonstone crash: Man fighting for life after crashing car into lamppost in east London

A man is fighting for life after crashing his car into a lamppost on a major east London road.

The man, aged in his 30s, was driving westbound along the A12, near the Leytonstone junction, when the incident happened early on Sunday morning.

Police, paramedics and firefighters rushed to scene shortly before 5am.

The driver was taken to an east London hospital where he remains in a critical condition, police said.

A Met Office spokesman added: “Officers are in the process of informing his next of kin. No arrests have been made.”

Anyone who witnessed or anyone with information about the collision is asked to call investigating officers from the Roads and Transport Policing Command on 020 8497 4874 or contact via Twitter @MetCC.