Correction: An earlier version of this article suggested the person affected was a scooter rider. SCAS has since confirmed they were instead a pedestrian.

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after a crash with a bus on King’s Road this morning. 

Emergency services closed off part of the road near Cemetery Junction following the crash, which occurred around 9am. 

It involved a collision between a bus and a pedestrian

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The 25-year-old man was treated at the scene for a head injury before being taken to hospital for further attention. 

A South Central Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a number of 999 calls just after 09:00 this morning reporting a collision between a bus and a 25-year-old male. 

“We sent a paramedic team leader in a rapid response vehicle and an ambulance to the incident. 

“The patient had sustained a head injury and following initial treatment at the scene, was taken in a stable condition to the Royal Berkshire Hospital for further treatment.”