Cllr Maium Talukdar, deputy mayor and cabinet member for education in Tower Hamlets, rushed to help after the incident in Leman Street this morning (November 10).
Cllr Talukdar said: “I wasn’t there when it happened, I just saw a car upside down.
“As soon as I saw that there was a car upside down, I made sure the guy that was driving was coming out of the car.
“He was bleeding and we had to call the ambulance and police. I made sure the opposite car wasn’t hit on the other side.”
Met Police were called at 12.24am, the force said.
A spokesperson added: “There were no life changing or life threatening injuries.”
A 23 year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a drink driving offence, they added.
Enquiries surrounding this morning’s events are ongoing.
London Ambulance Service (LAS) confirmed their attendance to the scene of the incident.
An LAS spokesperson said: “We were called at 12.31am today (10 November) to reports of a road traffic collision on the junction of Chamber Street and Leman Street, E1.
“We sent an ambulance crew and a medic in a fast response car to the scene.
“Our first medics arrived on scene in around two minutes.
“We treated a patient for minor injuries before taking them to hospital.”
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