First Bus has confirmed a pedestrian was injured in a collision with a double-decker which closed a Bristol road this morning (September 29).
The collision closed Trinity Road in the city centre this morning for around nine hours, with the collision having occurred just after midnight.
A Citylines East bus, which is operated by First Bus, was pictured at the scene this morning and was attended by a recovery vehicle.
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The road was closed at both ends until just after 9am, when police confirmed it had been re-opened.
Initially described as a "serious" collision by police in a bulletin issued just before 6am, it has now been confirmed by First Bus that a pedestrian was injured in a collision with the bus.
The collision involved the number 43 service that was travelling from the city centre to Kingswood in the early hours of this morning.
The statement from the operator said it was complying fully with a police investigation into the incident and that it has sent its thoughts to the person injured.
The full statement said: "We can confirm there was an incident which saw a collision between one of our buses and a pedestrian which happened in Trinity Road just after midnight on Wednesday. This involved the service 43 bus which was heading from the city centre towards Kingswood.
"We are of course co-operating fully with the subsequent police investigation, which is standard procedure following an incident of this nature, and our thoughts are with the person who was injured."
Avon and Somerset Police have been contacted for comment.
