London Regent Street horror with pensioner fighting for his life after bus crash

A pensioner is fighting for his life in hospital after a horror bus crash in central London. Emergency services including police and an air ambulance rushed to the scene in Regent Street shortly before 1pm this afternoon. Two people were injured in the collision, with a man in his 80s hospitalised with life-threatening injuries.

Authorities closed the adjoining Margaret Street following the incident, which witnesses said also involved a cyclist being knocked over. Initial reports suggested a man was "trapped" under a bus on the central London street, which is among the city's busiest and most popular with tourists.

A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 12:48pm today to reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of Margaret Street and Regent Street.

"We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, cycle paramedics, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous area response team (HART).

"We also dispatched London's Air Ambulance. We treated two people at the scene. We took one patient to a major trauma centre as a priority [and] we assessed and discharged the other patient at the scene."

A spokeperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called at 12.52pm on Monday, July 28 following a collision between a bus and a pedestrian on Regent Street.

"The pedestrian, a man in his 80s, was treated at the scene and taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service. His condition is thought to be life-threatening.

"This incident is ongoing and bus services in the area are on diversion. No arrests have been made."