Firefighters rushed to Purley Way to cut a trapped person out of a car following a collision with a lorry.
One engine from Purley and two appliances from Croydon were called to the scene outside Pets at Home at midday and spent over an hour rescuing the driver from the wreckage.
The police and the ambulance were also called and the injured driver was taken to hospital with suspected spinal damage.
The lorry driver was unhurt.
