A motorcyclist suffered a serious head injury after a crash near the Fiveways junction in New Eltham yesterday (January 15).

The area around Green Lane and William Barefoot Drive was cordoned off by police after an accident between the bike and a car at around 3.10pm.

Paramedics and London's Air Ambulance were both sent to the scene.

A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said: "We treated a man, reported to be in his 20s for a chest and head injury.

"He was taken to King's College Hospital as a priority."

After the accident, traffic was backed up around the area for several hours.

The  driver of the other vehicle stopped at the scene. There have been no arrests.