THREE people are seriously hurt after a rickshaw and bus collision.
The pedicab rider and two passengers are critically injured, with one rushed to a major trauma centre for treatment.
The crash happened in the West End in the early hours of this morning.
Two of those hurt were taken to local hospitals.
A section of the popular road that leads towards Trafalgar Square in the tourist hotspot is closed.
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.”
Three people are hurt after a rickshaw collided with a London bus in the heart of the West End during the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday[/caption]