A CRASH between a motorbike and a van left one man injured and caused major traffic jams at the peak of rush hour this morning.

The smash happened just after 7.30am on a slip road off the A406 near the junction with the M11 in South Woodford.

A man aged in his 30s was rushed to Whipps Cross Hospital.

However a spokeswoman for the London Ambulance Service said he had escaped the collision with only minor injuries.

Police closed part of the road and there were major resulting traffic jams.

However both Essex Police and the Metropolitan Police have denied that their officers attended.