Five people have been left seriously injured after two double-decker buses collided in Brighton city centre.
Emergency services were called to Queen’s Road, near the Clock Tower, at 09.22 BST, and the ambulance service have declared the crash a major incident, Sussex Police have said.
According to South East Coast Ambulance Service, seven patients were taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, including two male patients in a life-threatening condition.
A further six patients with non life threatening injuries have been taken to Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, and a number of other patients were checked over by ambulance clinicians for minor injuries before being discharged at the scene.
Drivers have been urged to avoid the city centre, while emergency and recovery crews clear the scene.
LIVE: Five fire crews are at the scene of two bus crash in central #Brighton – http://t.co/G2qEmvglAi pic.twitter.com/4lvn9g1joW
— Brighton Argus (@brightonargus) July 6, 2015
Several people have been injured in the bus crash in Brighton. @sussexpolice say to avoid the area pic.twitter.com/f8LPpXldDk
— BBC Sussex (@BBCSussex) July 6, 2015
Brighton bus crash leaves 23 people wounded; two men suffer life-threatening injuries http://t.co/OmXLxXN2KT pic.twitter.com/vAFqczHgYG
— ITV News (@itvnews) July 6, 2015
