A driver had a narrow escape after his car crashed into a tree and burst into flames, emergency services claim.

The London Fire Brigade were called to Wanstead Flats at 4.08am on Saturday (April 23) to reports of a car on fire and overturned near Lake House Road.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries, including some broken ribs.

The fire was under control before 5am and no arrests were made.

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