East Croydon crash: Man fighting for life after being hit by bus

Ellena Cruse2 December 2019

A man has been rushed to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after being hit by a bus in East Croydon.

Police scrambled to reports of a crash between a pedestrian and the bus on George Street at around 4.32pm on Monday.

A spokesman for Met Police said the man "was taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries".

Pictures from the scene show emergency services in George Street as a police cordon remained in place.

Emergency services in Croydon (Ángela González/Twitter )
Ángela González/Twitter

TfL said buses were being diverted via Wellesley Road, Arnsberg Bridge and Barclay Road.

No arrests have been made, Met Police said.

Anyone with information should call police on 101.

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