A 35-year-old man has been rushed to hospital after he was hit by a van in Belsize Park this morning (Thursday, February 9).

Police have cordoned off Haverstock Hill and an ambulance crew attended to treat the man for back, leg and chest pain at 9.30am.

A spokeswoman for London Ambulance Service said he was “taken as a priority” to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington for further treatment.

Officers were still on the scene an hour later and road was still closed to traffic.