Ambulance overturns after colliding with bus in Westminster

A witness said the ambulance had its blue lights on at the time of the collision

An ambulance overturned after it was involved in a collision with a bus in London on Tuesday evening.

The accident happened at the junction between Marylebone Road and Baker Street at about 23:00 GMT.

The Metropolitan Police said there had been no arrests and no-one was injured in the crash.

A witness told BBC London the ambulance had its blue lights on and London Ambulance Service (LAS) confirmed it had been responding to an emergency.

Another ambulance was dispatched to the original incident.

An LAS spokesperson said: "We were called at 11:06 GMT on 31 January to reports of a road traffic collision involving an ambulance responding to an emergency call, and a London bus on Marylebone Road at the junction with Baker Street, NW1.

They said the service had "sent multiple resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer, members of our hazardous area response team and London's air ambulance". 

"There were no injuries on the bus as a result of the collision. The ambulance crew involved were taken to hospital for further checks."

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