BMW driver dies and passenger is rushed to hospital after car smashes into bollard and bursts into flames in north London
- Male BMW driver died at the scene at junction of Dollis Hill Lane and Brook Road
- Two passengers recovered from the car and one was taken to London hospital
- Road closures are in place and the next of kin of the man are yet to be informed
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A BMW driver died after his car crashed into a bollard and burst into flames in north London.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene at 9.21am and two passengers were recovered from the car.
One passenger was taken to a central London hospital and their condition has not yet been confirmed.
Metropolitan Police were called to the incident at Dollis Hill Lane at the junction with Brook Road, north west London, and the road remains closed.
The driver of the BMW crashed into a bollard and died at the scene of Dollis Hill Lane at the junction with Brook Road, north west London
A Met Police spokesman said: ‘Police were called at 9.08am on Saturday 7 December to reports of a car in collision with a lamp post on Dollis Hill Lane at the junction with Brook Road, NW2.
‘Officers, the London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade attended.
‘Two people were recovered from the vehicle.
‘The male driver was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:21am.
Two passengers were recovered from the car and one passenger has been taken to hospital
‘Next of kin are yet to be informed and the passenger has been taken to a central London hospital.’
‘We await an update on his condition and road closures are in place.’