Brighton bus crash: Five seriously injured in city centre incident

Two people have suffered life-threatening injuries and three have been seriously hurt in a crash involving two buses in a city centre.

Sussex Police also said there were six to eight “walking wounded” following the collision in the centre of Brighton at 9.22am.

The accident happened in Queens Road, with police declaring it “a major incident”.

The crash involved two vehicles belonging to Brighton & Hove Buses and thefirm’s managing director, Martin Harris, said there would be a “fullinvestigation”.

Mr Harris said: “All passengers were evacuated and the emergency services have been in attendance, along with our operational team.”

A police spokesman said: “It has been declared a major incident by the ambulance service and police have advised drivers to avoid the city centre for the next few hours.”

A walk-in centre and triage centre have been set up for the injured.