Road closures are in place in Brighton Road, Purley, after a man flipped his car onto its roof.

Police, ambulance and fire crews were called to the accident at the junction of Downs Road just before 7am this morning.

No serious injuries were reported and only one car was said to be involved in the accident. 

A fireman who attended the scene said: “We were called down to reports of an elderly man who had flipped his car onto its roof.

“He wasn’t hurt, just a little bit shaken. Police closed the road.”