A man was being treated for "life-threatening injuries" after a four-way crash in Shirley this afternoon.

Police were called today just before 3.30pm to reports of a four-vehicle crash in Verdayne Avenue.

A man was still being treated for "life-threatening injuries" by paramedics at the site of the crash just after 6pm, a Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said.

The crash involved at least two vans and took place near the junction of Wickham Road and Westway Gardens, opposite the entrance to Verdayne Avenue, a London Fire Brigade spokesman said.

Two of the vehicles involved in the four-way crash had departed after their drivers left details with the police, according to the Met.

One social media user said she saw a man being "cut out" from a vehicle by emergency services.

Buses have been diverted as a result of the accident, and there are reports of traffic jams in the area.

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