A woman was hospitalised after a car crashed into a lamppost in Pratts Bottom, this morning (March 3).

Emergency services were called at 11.50am after the car smashed into a lamppost and traffic island on Rushmore Hill.

Paramedics treated a woman reported to be in her 20s for minor injuries and took her to the Princess Royal University Hospital in Farnborough. 

London Ambulance Service sent an ambulance crew to the scene.

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said fire officers attended but nobody was trapped in the collision.

Traffic came to a grinding halt and the A21 Sevenoaks Road was partially blocked following the crash until around 2pm.

Police attended to direct traffic and make the road safe.

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