A man in his 50s is fighting for life after a car crashed into a bus stop in south-east London this afternoon.
Officers were called to Bromley Road in Beckenham shortly before 2pm on Wednesday, Scotland Yard said.
The man was treated at the scene before he was rushed to hospital by London Ambulance Service.
His injuries are life-threatening, the Met added.
Witnesses said a bus stop had collapsed after the incident, according to reports on social media.
A spokeswoman for London Fire Brigade said: "We were called at 1.57pm to a road traffic collision. One car in collision with a bus shelter.
"One man was injured and was taken to hospital by LAS. A second man suffered shock and was treated as a precaution. The incident was over at 2.50pm for fire fighters."
A Twitter account known as Catford Central tweeted: "There's been another crash on Bromley Road outside of St John's church. The whole bus stop has come down, looks quite serious."
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said: "We were called to Bromley Road at the junction with Beckenham Hill Road shortly before 2pm following reports of a crash.
"We attended with LAS and LFB and found that a car had collided with a bus stop.
"A man in his 50s was treated at the scene and then taken to hospital.
"His injuries are life-threatening.
"There were road closures in place."
If you witnessed accident, please call 101 and quote CAD 3627/23JAN.
