The emergency services were called to Church Street at 7.43 am, after the reports that the scaffold had fallen on the road, hitting a car near the crossing with Albion Road.
The initial reports suggested that the driver could have caught inside, but firefighters confirmed that he could leave the SAPY vehicle.
It was evaluated in the scene and it was discovered that it was not injured.
No other injury has reported the leg.
As a cautious, some nearby residents were evacuated and remains a cord in place.
The road is currently closed in both directions near Albion Road.
Two fire trucks from Stoke Newington and Holloway Fire Stations attended the scene, along with a Bethnal Green fire rescue unit.
A spokesman for the London Fire Brigade said: “Today they called us at 0743 to a scaffolding report that had collapsed on a road, even in a vehicle, in Stoke Newington Church Street.
“It was reported that a man was potentially trapped inside the vehicle, but the firefighters discovered upon his arrival that he had a leg capable of leaving his vehicle safely.
“He was evaluated in the firefighter scene, but he was not injured.
“There were no reports of any other injury.
“Some local residents have evacuated their legs as a catering and a cord remains in place with a road closure near Albion Road’s crossing.
“Two fire trucks from Stoke Newington and Holloway Fire Stations attended the scene with a fire rescue unit of Bethnal Green Fire Station.”
