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A man in a wheelchair has been rushed to hospital with a serious head injury after being hit by a lorry in a south London street.

Police, paramedics and the London Air Ambulance were called to Borough Road, near the junction with Library Street, in Southwark at 8.12am to reports of a collision involving a lorry and a pedestrian.

A police spokesman said the pedestrian was in a wheelchair, despite initial witness reports suggesting a cyclist was involved.

A London Ambulance Service spokesman said a man was treated for a head injury before he was taken to King's College Hospital as a "priority".

@TfLTrafficNews - please avoid St Georges Circus area of SE1 as BOROUGH ROAD closed in both directions while officers deal with RTC. — MPS Southwark (@MPSSouthwark) January 27, 2016

Police have advised motorists to avoid the St George's Circus area after Borough Road was closed in both directions while emergency services deal with the collision.