London’s Air Ambulance lands on College Green in Parliament Square after bus collision injures woman cyclist
London's air ambulance has been called to Parliament Square after a serious collision involving a bus occurred during rush hour this morning.
Witnesses posted pictures of the emergency responders arriving at the scene, with the helicopter landing on College Green, outside the Houses of Parliament.
Serious incident in #ParliamentSquare pic.twitter.com/5Ui61RwMAo
— Martin Paige (@MysticMartin) March 17, 2016
Incredible scenes in Westminster square #AirAmbulance pic.twitter.com/i9991cS7LE
— Sam Francis (@DavidSamFrancis) March 17, 2016
Air ambulance has landed on Parliament square, looks like nasty accident with bus and possibly cyclist though unconfirmed.
— Kate McCann (@KateEMcCann) March 17, 2016
A spokeswoman for the London Ambulance Service told CityAM: “We were called at 9.42am to reports of a road traffic collision at Parliament Square SW1.
“We sent a single responder in a car, an incident response officer, an ambulance crew and London’s air ambulance to the scene. The first of our medics was on the scene in under three minutes.
“We treated a woman for head and leg injuries and she was taken to a major trauma centre by ground ambulance – escorted by the doctor from London’s air ambulance.”
The incident is also affecting traffic, as Parliament Square is currently closed southbound. Transport for London warned of knock-on delays.
https://twitter.com/TfLBusAlerts/status/710412724753272832
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