A young boy had a miraculous escape when he crawled out from underneath a car after a collision with a London Ambulance fast response car.

The boy suffered minor injuries and a paramedic had to be cut free from her car after the crash on the A24 at around 12.30pm on Sunday.

The paramedic was on her way to an emergency call at Saxonbury Close, Mitcham - another fast response vehicle had to be sent to the incident.

The collision happened where Stonecot Hill runs into Epsom Road, near the junction with Sutton Common Road.

The boy was taken to St Helier Hospital and later discharged. The paramedic was taken to St George's hospital with neck pain.

The road was closed for several hours. Traffic Police are dealing with the incident.

A London Ambulance spokesman said three ambulance crews, four single responders in cars and two duty officers attended the incident.

A police spokesman said: “Police were called to a collision yesterday at 12.30pm on the A24, near the junction with Sutton Common Road. Officers found what appeared to be a collision between a paramedic vehicle and another vehicle.

“A young child, a boy, crawled out from underneath one of the vehicles unhurt. The paramedic, a woman, was cut free from her vehicle by London Fire Brigade.

“Both the boy and paramedic were taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service. The boy was discharged. Initial reports indicate the woman’s injuries were ‘not lasting injuries’.”

A London Ambulance spokesman said: “The paramedic was responding to an emergency call at the time of the incident. Another crew was sent to that. It involved a patient from Saxonbury Close in Mitcham, who felt unwell.”

A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: “Crews attended from Sutton, Wimbledon and New Malden stations. We spent one hour at the scene of the incident.”