Drivers are facing delays in Mortlake and East Sheen this morning after a collision closed a main road.

A car hit a traffic light at a pedestrian crossing on Upper Richmond Road West at about 6am this morning.

Police closed the road between Sheen Lane and Penrhyn Crescent while emergency services attended and the westbound carriageway is still closed.

Traffic is queueing in both directions, with police directing all traffic on to the eastbound lane.