Five transported to hospital after car rollover on Chester Street

Five people were sent to hospital as a precaution after a vehicle they were travelling inside rolled onto its roof in south London early Sunday afternoon.

Emergency crews responded to the scene of an accident after a car struck a tree and rolled over onto its roof in south London early Sunday afternoon.

Shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday, first responders attended the scene of Chester Street near the intersection of Wellington Road and Commissioners Road East for a report of a vehicle rollover.

The five occupants of the vehicle were transported to hospital as a precaution. 

London police, fire crews and EMS attended the scene.

The cause leading up to the crash is currently unknown.

— With files from CTV News London’s Sean Irvine