A motorcyclist was taken to hospital with head and back injuries after a crash near Tooting Bec station.

Police confirmed the man, in his 40s, had been involved in a crash between a car and his motorbike just before 7am in Balham High Road.

Road closures were put in place at 7.40am and the road, near the junction with Louisville Road, was still partially closed at 10.20am for investigations to continue.

A London Ambulance Spokesman said: “We treated a person for back and facial injuries and they were taken to St George’s hospital as a priority.”