A teenager has been taken to hospital following a collision between his motorbike and a car.
Police and ambulance services were called to Pentire Road, at the junction with Hale End Road, in Highams Park just after 12:30pm.
The 19-year-old motorcyclist was treated at the scene for injuries to his arm and shoulder and taken to Whipps Cross Hospital as a priority.
Police confirm no arrests have been made.
Hale End Road and Pentire Road were closed but have now been re-opened.
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