Ninth Bus/ Pedestrian Collision On Tottenham Court Road Since New Scheme Implemented In April. So Much For TfL's Vision Zero!

A man has been hit by a bus near Tottenham Court Road and Warren Street station

The road was blocked in both directions while emergency services attended the scene

A man hit by a bus close to one of London's busiest roads has been rushed to a major trauma centre.

Emergency services descended on Grafton Way, next to Tottenham Court Road and close to Warren Street Underground Station, following reports of an incident on Monday afternoon (December 23).

An ambulance crew, who were alerted to the collision at 1.15pm, discovered a man had been involved in "a road traffic collision involving a bus".

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said, the casualty was treated at the scene and then taken "to a major trauma centre as a priority".

Statement from London Ambulance Service

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said:

We were called at .11pm this afternoon (December 23) to reports of a road traffic collision involving a bus in Grafton Way, central London.

We sent an ambulance crew who treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority.

TAXI LEAKS EXTRA BIT : 
Perhaps the best way to achieve vision zero on Tottenham Court Road, would be to make the street two way for Taxis and cars only, banning buses completely from the street.

Buses could run up and down Gower Street with barriers to keep pedestrians at a safe distance, away from the Buses.