Police have issued an update after a "distressing" bus crash in which a man was trapped underneath the vehicle.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed today (June 19) that a man who was involved in a crash with a bus in Mile End remains in a life-threatening condition in hospital.
Police had been called to St Paul's Way at about 12.06am on Sunday (June 16) and found a pedestrian in his 20s badly injured.
He had reportedly been trapped underneath a single-decker bus.
Tom Cunnington, Transport for London’s head of buses business development, said: “Our thoughts are with the person who was seriously injured after a bus collision in Tower Hamlets on Sunday.
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"This must have been a distressing incident for all involved and we have support available for anyone affected," he added.
The man's next of kin have since been informed and road closures were put in place around St Paul's Way and Burdett Road.
Mr Cunnington added: "We are supporting the police and the bus operator’s urgent investigation into what happened.”
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