The emergency services were called to High Road around 10.30pm last night.
Pictures show two heavily damaged cars at the junction of High Road and Whalebone Lane South.
One car is off the road, resting on its side on a low wall around the Tollgate pub.
The wall surrounds the pub’s car park and a small area of seating.
A second car shows significant damage to its front with the engine exposed under the bonnet.
Ambulance crews arrived, but two people with minor injuries declined medical treatment.
They were discharged at the scene.
The fire service and police also arrived to help but there were no arrests and no further action was taken.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called at 22:22 on Thursday, 3 July to High Road, Romford to reports of a road traffic collision involving two cars.
“Officers attended to assist other emergency services and close the road.
“Two people reported minor injuries and were treated at the scene by paramedics.
“No further action was needed.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 10.23pm on Thursday 3 July to reports of a road traffic collision on High Road, Romford.
“We sent an ambulance crew and an incident response officer to the scene.
“Two people declined further treatment and we discharged them at the scene.”
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Firefighters were called to a road traffic collision on High Road, Chadwell Heath.
“Two cars collided. There were no reports of any injuries.
“Control Officers took the first of two calls at 2224 and mobilised three fire engines and a Fire Rescue Unit from Ilford, Hornchurch and Bethnal Green fire stations.
“The incident was over for firefighters at 2256.”
