Three people are fighting for their lives after a rickshaw collided with a London bus in the heart of the West End during the early hours of the Bank Holiday Monday. Victims Rushed to Major Trauma Centres The crash happened on Charing Cross Road, WC2, shortly after midnight. The rickshaw rider and two passengers sustained critical injuries and were treated at the roadside for some time by police officers and paramedics before being rushed to major trauma centres in central London. Rickshaw Rider and Two Passengers Fighting for Their Lives After Collision with London Bus in Charing Cross Police confirmed that officers remain with the injured parties at hospital. Rickshaw Rider and Two Passengers Fighting for Their Lives After Collision with London Bus in Charing Cross Full Collision Investigation Specialist officers from the Metropolitan Police Alperton Traffic Garage and the Forensic Collision Investigation Unit are leading enquiries. A full collision reconstruction is underway at the scene. Rickshaw Rider and Two Passengers Fighting for Their Lives After Collision with London Bus in Charing Cross The road remains closed, with diversions affecting night bus routes N29, N20, N5, N279 and 24 towards Trafalgar Square. The closure is expected to continue for several hours. Awaiting Official Updates The Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service have been approached for an official statement but have not yet released further details on the victims??? conditions. Rickshaw Rider and Two Passengers Fighting for Their Lives After Collision with London Bus in Charing Cross A Met?? Police source at the Scene said: ???Our specialist collision investigators are working to establish the full circumstances of this very serious incident. We continue to appeal to anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or has dashcam or CCTV footage, to come forward.???
Pictures from the scene show a rickshaw on its side in the street (Picture: UKNIP)

A rickshaw rider and two passengers have been critically injured after a bus hit them in central London.

One of the three victims were rushed to a major trauma centre for treatment after the incident, which took place on Charing Cross Road in the early hours of Monday morning.

The other two were taken to local hospitals, a spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said.

A section of the busy street, which leads towards Trafalgar Square and past several West End theatres, has been closed this morning.

Pictures from the scene show an area cordoned off outside the Phoenix Theatre, a short distance south from Tottenham Court Road station.

The rickshaw, decorated with lights and pink feathers, is seen lying on one side next to the N19 bus to Clapham Junction, which has a damaged front.

Diversions were in place for a number of night buses.

Rickshaws decorated with bright lights and blasting pop music are a regular sight in the centre of the capital, providing an unusual transport option for tourists visiting Theatreland.

Formally known as ‘pedicabs’, the vehicles are largely unregulated but new rules and standards were introduced in a law passed in Parliament last year.

Three people are fighting for their lives after a rickshaw collided with a London bus in the heart of the West End during the early hours of the Bank Holiday Monday. Victims Rushed to Major Trauma Centres The crash happened on Charing Cross Road, WC2, shortly after midnight. The rickshaw rider and two passengers sustained critical injuries and were treated at the roadside for some time by police officers and paramedics before being rushed to major trauma centres in central London. Rickshaw Rider and Two Passengers Fighting for Their Lives After Collision with London Bus in Charing Cross Police confirmed that officers remain with the injured parties at hospital. Rickshaw Rider and Two Passengers Fighting for Their Lives After Collision with London Bus in Charing Cross Full Collision Investigation Specialist officers from the Metropolitan Police Alperton Traffic Garage and the Forensic Collision Investigation Unit are leading enquiries. A full collision reconstruction is underway at the scene. Rickshaw Rider and Two Passengers Fighting for Their Lives After Collision with London Bus in Charing Cross The road remains closed, with diversions affecting night bus routes N29, N20, N5, N279 and 24 towards Trafalgar Square. The closure is expected to continue for several hours. Awaiting Official Updates The Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service have been approached for an official statement but have not yet released further details on the victims??? conditions. Rickshaw Rider and Two Passengers Fighting for Their Lives After Collision with London Bus in Charing Cross A Met?? Police source at the Scene said: ???Our specialist collision investigators are working to establish the full circumstances of this very serious incident. We continue to appeal to anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or has dashcam or CCTV footage, to come forward.???
A police officer walks past the mangled rickshaw just south of Tottenham Court Road station (Picture: UKNIP)

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 1.07am today (25 August) to reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of Charing Cross Road and Phoenix Street.

‘We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, an advanced paramedic, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer. We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.

‘We treated three people. We took one patient to a major trauma centre and two patients to local hospitals.’

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Inquiries are being led by specialist officers from the Met’s Alperton Traffic Garage and Forensic Collision Investigation Unit.

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