Three vehicles - including a Tesco lorry, a van and a Mercedes car - have been involved in a shocking-looking crash in West Norwood.

Pictures show the black Mercedes, a CC Electrics van, and the Tesco truck taped off by police on Norwood Road.

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The windscreen of the van appears smashed.

The black car and the Tesco truck appear to have been traveling in the same direction in their lane, while the van appears to have been coming from the opposite direction.

The crash happened today (September 2) sometime before 3pm.

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A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 12.35pm today (2 September) to reports of a road traffic collision on Norwood Road, SE27.

“We sent an ambulance crew and an incident response officer to the scene.

“We treated a man at the scene and took him to hospital.”

The Metropolitan Police has been contacted for more information.