A man had to be taken to hospital today after his car ended up on its roof.

Crews from Hornchurch fire station were called to the incident on the A127 at the junction near the M25 and Upminster on Wednesday January 11 at around 1.30pm.

When firefighters arrrived at the scene the driver had already managed to flee his car.

Crews were on the scene for 20 minutes making the area safe.