A child has been taken to a major trauma centre after a crash between a van and motorbike in Poplar. 

Officers from the Met Police were called to the scene of the crash with crews from the London Ambulance Service on November 23. 

A spokesperson for the Met said: "Police were called at 08:26hrs on Thursday, 23 November to a collision involving a van and a motorcycle in East India Dock Road, near the junction with Upper North Road.

"The motorcyclist was taken to hospital; injuries not believed life-threatening."

East London Advertiser: The incident involving a van and motorbike occurred along East India Dock RoadThe incident involving a van and motorbike occurred along East India Dock Road (Image: Google Maps)

No arrests have been made in connection with the incident.

A spokesperson for LAS said: "We were called at 3.33pm on 23 November to reports of a road traffic collision in Wades Place, east London.

“We sent two ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer to the scene.

“We treated a man and a boy at the scene and took them both to a major trauma centre, as a priority.”