A LORRY driver escaped unhurt after his HGV hit the central reservation on the North Circular at around midnight on Saturday.

IKEA furniture was strewn across the road following the accident, which happened during a spell of heavy rain, at the Billet Roundabout on the Walthamstow border with Chingford.

The lorry came to a halt across the slip road to the A406, blocking off the westbound carriageway to cars.

Other vehicles suffered minor damage as they broke to avoid the debris.

The stretch of the North Circular was closed until 12.45pm on Sunday.