UPDATE: Police confirmed the baby, woman and man are safe and well in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
A baby has been taken to hospital after a two-car crash in Battersea.
A spokeswoman for the Met Police said they were called at about 12.42pm today (Sunday, March 4) to reports of a crash between two cars in Battersea Bridge.
She said: "A man, a woman and a baby have been taken to a central London hospital. We await updates on their conditions.
"No arrests have been made."
@MetCycleCops are currently on scene with @MPSWandsworth on Battersea Bridge dealing with a serious collision. Please avoid the area. You may walk across the using the east footway. pic.twitter.com/8NhBGwZTY7
— Cycle Safety Team (@MetCycleCops) March 4, 2018
UPDATE - A3220 Battersea Bri - Bri is fully closed (collision). N/b traffic is being diverted away from the Bri by emergency services, there is congestion back along Battersea Bridge Rd back to Latchmere Rd. S/b is also congested back to Fulham Rd. Seek other routes.
— TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) March 4, 2018
The bridge was closed for about two hours while police and London Ambulance dealt with the incident, but has now reopened.
UPDATE: A3220 Battersea Bridge has now fully *reopened* in both directions (earlier collision and emergency services incident). Long, residual queues remain in the area at present.
— TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) March 4, 2018
Were you in the area? Contact: grainne.cuffe@newsquest.co.uk
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