There was traffic carnage in Wimbledon last night after a Mini collided with a Vauxhall and flipped over onto its side, smashing into two other cars.

The 40 year-old driver of the dark coloured Mini which rolled onto its side after colliding with a silver Vauxhall escaped with minor facial injuries.

Wimbledon Times:

The Vauxhall, pictured above, sustained serious damage to the front and two other parked cars including a Lexus were damaged when the other cars hit them.

The driver of the Vauxhall did not need medical attention although an ambulance was called as a precaution.

Wimbledon Times:

Alexandra Road, Wimbledon, was closed for a considerable amount of time while emergency services dealt with the incident.

New Malden and Wimbledon firefighters were called just before 8pm last night.

Wimbledon Times:

New Malden watch manager Ray Foster said: "The driver of the Mini was really lucky to escape with cuts to his face.

"The cars smashed into other parked cars including a Lexus.

"The Lexus was hit by the Mini when it rolled over."

Mr Foster said there was a lot of debris scattered across the road, which remained closed for some time while it was cleared.

The smash happened outside Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court.