A PERSON has died outside Victoria Bus Station after being hit by a double-decker.
Multiple police cars and fire engines could be seen at the site in central London shortly after 9.15am.
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The Met Police confirmed a pedestrian had been killed.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead by paramedics at 9.26am.
An ambulance has taken the driver of the bus to hospital.
Photos on social media showed a bus that had collided with a shelter.
Pictures appear to indicate a number 13 bus having crashed through the back of the bus stop.
Specialist police traffic investigators are on scene and an investigation into the circumstances of the collision is now underway, police have said.
The bus station remains closed but there are no other road closures in place.
The rail station remains unaffected.
The Met Police is currently working to inform the next of kin.
London mayor Sadiq Khan has said the crash was an “awful tragedy” and warned the station would be shut for the “foreseeable future”.
He said: “Our thoughts and prayers are with this pedestrian who has been killed today.”
Glynn Barton, Transport for London‘s (TfL) chief operating officer, said it was assisting the police along with bus operator RATP.
“Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the person who was tragically killed following a collision with a bus in Victoria this morning.
“This will have been a deeply distressing incident for everyone involved and we have support available for those affected.”
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