Four people have been taken to hospital after a crash between a bus and two cars.

Emergency services were called to the accident in Gateside Street, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, at about 11am on Wednesday.

It involved a First bus which collided with another car on the road and then hit a parked car, the bus company said.

Six people on board the bus - including the driver - suffered minor injuries, with four taken to hospital for treatment.

A police spokeswoman said: "Emergency services were called to the scene and a number of people have been taken to hospital for treatment. Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening."

A First Glasgow spokeswoman said: "We can confirm one of our buses in South Lanarkshire has been involved in a collision involving another vehicle and a parked car.

"We are providing our full support to police and other emergency services."

Police said the road was closed while the vehicles were removed from the scene.

 

Police said the driver of the bus was taken to Wishaw General Hospital for treatment while a female passenger on the bus and two men travelling in the car were taken to Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride.