Car crashes and serious accidents will be staged at an event to promote safety this weekend.

Police officers, firefighters and paramedics will join together to educate young people about the dangers on the road and the importance of being alert.

Officers from Waltham Forest will also be providing fitness sessions around shield runs and showing how the automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system works.

LAS crews will be attending with an ambulance and will give a talk on injuries from car accidents.

The event will take place on Saturday from 9am until 9pm at Gilwell Park in Bury Road, Chingford.