Three London crashes send two men to trauma centre and a woman to hospital
Collisions on Leyton High Road, Wood Lane and Green Lanes prompted ambulance crews, incident officers and an air‑ambulance trauma team on the night of 12 November and early morning of 13 November 2026
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On the night of 12 November 2026 emergency services attended three road‑traffic collisions across London. The first incident occurred on Leyton High Road at about 9.40 pm, the second on Wood Lane in Dagenham at roughly 9.10 pm, and a third on Green Lanes in Palmers Green at 6.04 am the following morning. Each crash resulted in injuries that required hospital treatment and prompted temporary road closures.
Leyton High Road collision
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London Ambulance Service said it received the Leyton call at 9.40 pm on 12 November, as reported by MyLondon. The service sent an ambulance crew, a clinical team manager and an incident response officer, and also dispatched a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance. The first paramedic reached the scene in under four minutes, treated a male patient and transferred him to a major trauma centre as a priority.
We were called at 9.40pm yesterday to reports of a road traffic collision on Leyton High Road. We sent an ambulance crew, clinical team manager and an incident response officer.
London Ambulance Service spokesperson
Wood Lane, Dagenham crash
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London Ambulance Service confirmed it was alerted at 9.10 pm on the same evening for a collision on Wood Lane, Dagenham, according to MyLondon. Responders included ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast‑response car and an incident response officer. Personnel treated a patient at the scene and conveyed him to a major trauma centre, mirroring the response in Leyton.
Green Lanes incident in Palmers Green
A separate call arrived at 6.04 am on 13 November for a crash on Green Lanes, Palmers Green, as reported by MyLondon. London Ambulance Service said it dispatched an ambulance crew who treated a female patient at the location and then took her to a local hospital. The road was closed while police and safety officers secured the area.
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+When did the Leyton crash happen and what response was sent?
The Leyton collision occurred at about 9.40 pm on 12 November 2026. London Ambulance Service said it dispatched an ambulance crew, a clinical team manager, an incident response officer and a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance, as reported by MyLondon.
+What injuries were treated in the Dagenham incident?
In the Dagenham crash on Wood Lane, emergency crews treated a patient at the scene and transferred him to a major trauma centre. London Ambulance Service confirmed the response, and MyLondon recorded the timing of the call at 9.10 pm.
+Who was taken to hospital after the Palmers Green crash?
A woman was taken to a local hospital after the Green Lanes collision in Palmers Green at 6.04 am on 13 November 2026. London Ambulance Service said an ambulance crew treated her at the scene before transport, according to MyLondon.
+Were any roads closed because of the crashes?
All three locations, Leyton High Road, Wood Lane and Green Lanes, were closed temporarily while safety officers conducted accident investigations. The closures were reported in MyLondon’s coverage of the incidents.
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