A woman has been rushed to hospital with head injuries after being hit by a tram.

The 29-year-old woman is believed to have been walking near Station Road in West Croydon at around 7.30am when the accident happened.

A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We were called to reports of a road traffic accident between a tram and a pedestrian in Poplar Walk.

"We sent two ambulance crews and treated one patient at the scene.

"A 29-year-old woman was taken as a priority to St George's Hospital suffering from head pain."

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