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NINE PEOPLE HAVE been injured after a London bus collided with a Smart car this morning.

The incident happened at 7.40am in Enfield, North London, when the W8 bus crashed into the car.

Nine people were injured in total, with two being treated on the scene.

We treated nine patients at a road traffic incident in #Enfield & seven were taken to hospital. pic.twitter.com/kOgrDDBEdW
— London Ambulance Service 💙 (@Ldn_Ambulance) January 16, 2016

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#Enfield: The smart car driver has been taken to a major trauma centre. The bus passengers continue to be assessed pic.twitter.com/rZP6p8EhJB
— LAS Resilience Team (@LAS_TacAdvisor) January 16, 2016

LAS Resilience Team / Twitter

The female driver of the car, which was badly damaged in the crash, was taken to a nearby hospital emergency department “as a priority” the London Ambulance Service said in a statement.

One male bus passenger was taken to hospital suffering from back and neck pain, while another five passengers were treated in hospital for minor injuries.

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