A 22-year-old man is in a critical condition following a car crash in Piccadilly Circus, central London.

The black BMW overturned early on Sunday and came to a stop on its roof near the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, known as Eros.

A second man, also 22, who was in the vehicle, was taken to hospital where he is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

No pedestrians were injured and no other vehicles are thought to be involved, the Metropolitan Police said.

The emergency services were called at about 05:30 BST to reports of the car ploughing into the tourist spot and overturning.

London Ambulance Service said it sent “multiple resources” to the scene.

A spokesman said: “We treated two people. We took one patient to a major trauma centre and the other patient to a local hospital.”

The area has been cordoned off by police and road closures are in place.

The Metropolitan Police said it recognised the disruption and would reopen the area “at the earliest opportunity, but only when we have carried out the work required to investigate this serious incident.”

Piccadilly Circus – one of the capital’s busiest roundabouts – links multiple roads to the West End and attracts millions of people every year.