Trafalgar Square crash: Woman hospitalised after collision with bus

She was taken to hospital with "serious" injuries

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Katherine ClementineContent Editor

16:57, 28 NOV 2017

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A woman was taken to hospital with "serious" after a collision with a bus in Trafalgar Square.

London’s Air Ambulance was spotted on the scene at the busy tourist destination on Tuesday afternoon (November 28).

Metropolitan Police confirmed that a bus had collided with the woman - who sustained serious leg injuries.

Her injuries are not life-threatening, said police.

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A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 2.06pm today to Northumberland Avenue, Westminster , to reports of a road traffic collision.

London’s Air Ambulance was dispatched to Trafalgar Square (Image: Steve Nimmons)

"We sent a number of resources to the scene including an ambulance crew, a single responder in a car, a cycle responder, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer. London’s Air Ambulance was also dispatched.

"We treated a woman for a leg injury at the scene and took her to hospital by ambulance."

(Image: Steve Nimmons)

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