Emergency services are at the scene at Parker Street
A bus has crashed into a building in Manchester city centre, leaving at least two people injured.
The bus struck the building within a row of shops in the Piccadilly Gardens area of the city at about 13:15 BST.
The casualties are believed to have been pedestrians outside the premises, Greater Manchester Police said.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said two fire engines and a technical response unit were also called to the scene.
An ambulance service spokesman said there were “a number of casualties” but he was not able to say precisely how many had been taken to hospital.
There are road closures in the area and officers from the police’s serious collision investigation unit are also in attendance.
A large emergency services presence was at the scene
Piccadilly Gardens is currently closed to all bus services with buses using alternative stops, Transport for Greater Manchester said.
The city’s Metrolink tram services are continuing to run but will not stop at Piccadilly Gardens.
BBC Radio Manchester reporter Matt Trewern said he could see the single-decker blue bus “sticking out right across the pavement”.
“There is a huge emergency response here – paramedics, firefighters and police all crowding around the crash scene,” he said.
“A large part of this side of Piccadilly Gardens has been cordoned off. There’s no access to the buses here which, as you can imagine, is causing quite a bit of disruption.”
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