A man was taken to hospital after a car flipped over.

The London Ambulance Service took the man, reported to be in his 50s, as a priority to Whipps Cross University Hospital after the incident in High Street, Wanstead, today.

The car flipped over near Wanstead station, shutting slip roads on to the A12 at around 3.20pm.

All roads have now reopened and traffic has returned to normal.