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A double-decker bus crashed dramatically through the window of a pub near Oxford Street in central London on Tuesday morning.
Emergency services were called to the scene after a yellow bus, believed to be a number 9, crashed into All Bar One on New Oxford Street, near Tottenham Court Road Tube station, just after 10am.
Two people were treated by paramedics at the scene and one was taken to hospital.
Images shared on social media showed a vehicle plowing into the facade of a stone building, with shattered glass on the surrounding floor.
It is not yet clear whether the pub was open at the time of the incident, but Google business hours show it opened at 10am.
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A yellow double-decker crashed into the All Bar One pub on New Oxford Street on Tuesday morning.
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London Ambulance Service sent paramedics and incident responders to the scene of the accident. A spokesperson said: “We treated two people. We transported one patient to hospital and the other was discharged on the spot.”
London Fire Brigade responded with two fire engines and two fire and rescue units from Soho, Euston and Battersea fire stations.
A spokesperson said: “Firefighters are attending the scene of a road traffic collision on New Oxford Street in Soho.
“A double-decker bus crashed into the front of the building. A man exited the bus before the brigade arrived and London Ambulance Service are at the scene undergoing checks.
“There are no reports of further injuries at this time. Roads are closed to traffic and people are advised to avoid the area at this time.”
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “At 10.16am on Tuesday, March 5, we received reports of a bus crash into a pub in New Oxford Street WC1.
New Oxford Street, which connects to Oxford Street, has been closed by police and there is heavy traffic in the area as emergency services attend the scene.
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