Bloomsbury crash: Woman, 28, suffers life-changing injuries after being hit by bus near British Museum

Scene: Police have cordoned off Bloomsbury Way after a bus hit a woman
Joe Sturdy
Jamie Bullen3 December 2016

A 28-year-old woman has been rushed to hospital with severe head injuries after she was hit by a bus on a busy street near the British Museum.

Emergency services including police, ambulances and a London Air Ambulance raced to Bury Place, just off Bloomsbury Way, at 10.30am on Saturday following a crash.

The woman was taken to a central London hospital with "potentially life changing" injuries.

No arrests have been made and the Met Police are appeling for any witnesses who saw what happened.

Serious collision: The crash took place near the British Museum
Joe Sturdy

Pictures taken by witnesses show a route 55 bus inside a police cordon after the road was taped off by officers.

A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the woman was rushed to hospital by road as a “priority”.

Transport for London (TfL) said Bloomsbury Way had been shut at New Oxford Street because of a “serious collision”.

Gareth Powell, TfL's Director of Strategy and Contracted Services said: "Our thoughts are with the woman injured in the collision on Bloomsbury Way this morning. Emergency services attended the scene and there will be a full investigation into what happened."

A Met Police spokesperson said the driver of the bus stopped at the scene and has been helping officers with their investigation.

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