There are fears a pensioner may lose both his legs after he was hit by a bus on Regent Street.
A man in his 80s was left in a life-threatening condition following the crash shortly before 1pm on Monday.
A witness told the Standard that the emergency services spent around 15 minutes pulling someone from beneath the bus, before putting them on a stretcher.
Another source explained that police at the scene feared the pensioner might lose both his legs following the crash.
The London Ambulance Service (LAS) confirmed paramedics treated two people at the scene.
A Met spokesperson explained: “Police were called at 12:52hrs following a collision between a bus and a pedestrian.
“The pedestrian, a man in his 80s, was treated at the scene and taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service. His condition is thought to be life-threatening.
“This incident is ongoing and bus services in the area are on diversion. No arrests have been made.”
It comes after TfL’s latest annual safety report revealed there were 98 road deaths in the capital in 2024/25 and 3,704 serious injuries.
This included 13 people being killed by a London bus – though the true total is thought to be 16 bus deaths – and 240 people seriously injured.
One of the victims was Catherine Finnegan, who was hit by a bus near Victoria station in January 2024.
Mayor Sir Sadid Khan’s aim is for no one to be killed in, or by, a London bus by 2030, and for all deaths and serious injuries from road collisions to be eliminated from London’s streets by 2041.
Radical plans have been put forward by a Green party member of the London Assembly, Caroline Russell, to try and cut the number of deaths on London’s roads.
In a new 46-page report, the avid campaigner on road safety suggested main roads could be reduced to one lane in each direction and adverts for SUV “supersize” cars could be banned.
Other ideas include reintroducing the congestion charge in the evening and forcing motorbike riders to pay the levy, which is due to increase to £18 a day from January.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We were called at 12.48pm today (28 July) to reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of Margaret Street and Regent Street, W1W.
“We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, cycle paramedics, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous area response team (HART). We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated two people at the scene. We took one patient to a major trauma centre as a priority. We assessed and discharged the other patient at the scene.”
