Two people have been taken to hospital after being hit by a bus in Dundee.
Emergency services rushed to the scene on Dock Street, near the Shore Terrace car park at the back of the Caird Hall, shortly before 2pm.
Police and paramedics were called to the incident. A unit from the Tayside Trauma Team was also in attendance.
One eyewitness told The Courier it appeared that a man and a woman had been hit by a No.5 bus run by Xplore Dundee.
⚠️ Due to a RTA on Shore Terrace, this road has been closed. As a result, services 5 | 9/10 | 17 | 22 | 28/29 are diverted to WARD ROAD (away from Whitehall Street & High Street). Services 32/33 are terminating at Commercial Street.
— Xplore Dundee (@XploreDundeeBus) December 28, 2018
The witness said the accident had happened at a pedestrian crossing linking the city centre with the Slessor Gardens area.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We received a call at 1.42pm today to attend an incident in Dundee.
“We dispatched our trauma team, three ambulances, and a manager to the scene. We transported two patients to Ninewells Hospital.”
A police spokesman said: “We have got two pedestrians involved in a road traffic collision with a bus.
“We do have persons injured. There is no no further details on the injuries.
“The incident happened at 1.45pm near the Shore Terrace car park.”
Police closed Dock Street at about 2.05pm. Witnesses at the scene said the first ambulance arrived at 1.40pm.
Police entered the stationary bus and appeared to speak to sitting passengers.
