Man critical after 13 injured in a two-bus crash in Luton

Man critical after 13 injured in a two-bus crash in Luton

The section of New Bedford Road where the crash happened is closed while the two buses are removed

A man is in a critical condition and 12 others are in hospital after two buses were involved in a head-on collision in Luton. Dramatic pictures appear to show the single decker vehicles were involved in a head-on smash in New Bedford Road just after 4pm this afternoon. Emergency services were attending the scene, along with the air ambulance, and the casualties have been taken to nearby hospitals. Luton bus crash: 13 people have been injured in the rush-hour smash

Luton town centre has ground to a halt with emergency responders urging people to avoid the area. At around 4pm, a Centrebus collided directly with a Grant Palmer bus on the Station Road part of the busway, near its crossing with New Bedford Road. Advertisement

A spokesman for Grant Palmer said the driver of their vehicle had been injured in the crash, but could not confirm if he was the man in a critical condition.
Two buses collide head-on in Luton, England, resulting in thirteen people injured.