Four people were injured in a car crash in Shirley this morning. 

Three women and a man were taken to Croydon University Hospital after two cars collided in Bridle Road at around 10.50am. 

London Ambulance Service (LAS) sent four ambulance crews and a single responder to the scene.

The man and two of the women were immobilised with a board and collar and taken to hospital by paramedics. 

The fourth patient was described as "walking wounded" by an LAS spokeswoman.

Shirley Way was closed for around three hours after the crash.