A lorry driver has been rushed to hospital after a HGV overturned under a rail bridge in Orpington.

The vehicle tipped onto its side on Station Road, near Orpington station, at around 11am this morning.

The driver was hospitalised with non-threatening injuries, according to police. No arrests have been made.

Traffic delays are ongoing in the area, with diversions to the 61, 208, 353, R2 and R7 bus routes in place.

A spokesperson for the London Fire Brigade said: "We were called at 10.45am to reports of a lorry in collision with a railway bridge and on its side in Crofton Road, Orpington.

"Two fire engines and around ten firefighters from Orpington and Bromley stations attended the incident.

"Crews used specialist equipment to free a man who was trapped inside the lorry.

"The incident was over for crews by 11.13am."

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