Seven people have been taken to hospital after a crash in north London involving a Smart car and a double-decker bus that mounted the kerb.
Emergency services were called to the incident, which happened at about 7.40am on London Road in Enfield. London ambulance service said the first crews to arrive on the scene declared it a significant incident.
Those taken to hospital included a woman with chest injuries, who was transferred as a priority, and a man with neck pain. An ambulance spokesperson said the woman was not thought to be in a critical condition.
A further seven people were treated at the scene for less serious injuries such as cuts and bruises and five were taken to hospital.
The ambulance service said it sent a paramedic in a fast response car, four ambulance crews, incident response managers, a hazardous area response team and emergency preparedness teams to the scene.
We treated nine patients at a road traffic incident in #Enfield & seven were taken to hospital. pic.twitter.com/kOgrDDBEdW
— London Ambulance (@Ldn_Ambulance) January 16, 2016
The incident was stood down at 9.30am.
Police and the London fire brigade also attended and the road remains closed.
