A car flipped on to its roof after crashing into a traffic island in North Finchley.

Police were called to High Road around 11.35am today (January 3) where they found the upside-down car.

Its unidentified male driver walked away from the crash near Friern Watch Avenue with minor injuries.

The car struck a lamppost on the central reservation, bending it at a 45 degree angle.

On attending the scene, the car was recovered and the road cleared by emergency services by this afternoon.