Police are appealing for witnesses after a crash between a cyclist and lorry left the rider "screaming in pain".

Witnesses reported seeing the cyclist, a man in his 40s, underneath the front wheel of the lorry, at 3.15pm on Monday, June 15.

Samantha Babayemi, who saw the crash, said: "I was driving passed the junction outside Tooting Broadway station and I kind of heard a noise, and then I heard a man screaming and at that moment I saw him falling off his bike."

She said the man was conscious but screaming in pain with injuries to his leg after the crash.

The driver stopped and has been spoken to by police. No arrests have been made.

After parts of Garratt Lane were closed to traffic, MPS Wandsworth tweeted: "Police are at the scene of a road traffic collision at Tooting Broadway. Garratt Lane is closed at the junction with Mitcham Lane."

Imogen Henry said: "Apparently a cyclist has been hit by a lorry in Tooting Broadway. Really hope they are okay."

London Ambulance Service treated the cyclist at the scene before he was taken to St George’s Hospital as a priority. He is currently in a stable condition.

An employee at New Look in Mitcham Road did not see what happened but said there were lots of police and an ambulance.

She said: "Someone just came in and said there’s been a horrific accident at the lights."

Anyone who saw what happened should call officers at the Serious Collision Investigation Unit based at Merton on 020 8543 5157 or 101.