One-year-old baby fighting for life after horror car crash

A one-year-old is fighting for its life after a horror crash in south-east London.

A three-year-old child was also seriously injured following the collision between a car and a van on King's Highway in Plumstead on Wednesday afternoon.

The two drivers, a man and a woman, were injured and remain in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

Twitter user Aay Jay said the crash "looked really bad" and claimed paramedics were performing CPR on the baby.

One witness told the Evening Standard that the crash scene was "a mess".

Scotland Yard said it was not able to immediately confirm the genders of the injured children.

No arrests have yet been made following the crash at around 12.20pm.

A police statement said:

  • Anyone who witnessed the incident has been urged to call the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 020 8285 1574