A motorist and motorbike rider are in hospital following a crash that closed a major section of the A13 in east London.
Emergency services were called to Commercial Road, Stepney at around 6.30am on Thursday.
At least one of those injured remains in a critical condition at a major trauma centre.
Pictures from the scene near Deancross Street show a wrecked grey Volkswagen Polo with its passenger door severely dented and an airbag deployed. The vehicle is a Zipcar that can be hired by the hour.
The motorbike is crumped on the ground and surrounded by debris.
Closure of the route in and out of central London led to significant traffic delays, with queues building in surrounding areas and three bus routes on divertion.
London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 6.29am this morning (Thursday, April 10) to reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of Commercial Road and Deancross Street, E1.
“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in fast response car, members of our Tactical Response Unit, an incident response officer and London’s Air Ambulance.
“Our crews treated two patients at the scene, before taking both to a London major trauma centre.”
The Metropolitan Police were contacted for comment.
