10 July 2012 Last updated at 09:50 ET

Lorry crashes into Ilford house injuring woman

A woman who was inside the house is being treated for a head injury

A woman has been left with a head injury after a lorry crashed into a house on Eastern Avenue in Ilford, east London.

The lorry smashed into the building at about 13:00 BST.

London Fire Brigade said it received reports of the lorry first colliding with a car. The lorry driver was initially trapped inside.

BBC reporter Jason Kaye, said: "The cab of the lorry is completely embedded inside the front room of the house."

He added: "A crane inside the lorry has damaged the brickwork on the first floor."

A woman who lives in the house has been taken to hospital with a head injury for assessment, police said.

A section of the A12 has been closed in both directions from the Redbridge Roundabout.