Double-decker tourist bus ploughs into souvenir stand near London's Trafalgar Square
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A double-decker tourist bus has ploughed into a souvenir stand near Trafalgar Square.
The Golden Tours hop-on-hop-off service was travelling near the London landmark on Thursday afternoon when it collided with the stand.
Emergency services - including the London Fire Brigade - rushed to the scene after a passerby walking on foot noticed the collision at around 4.15pm.
Pictures and videos posted online following the collision appear to show the stand partially knocked down by the impact, with souvenirs littered across the ground and a recovery vehicle towing away the bus.
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed there were no serious injuries and the incident is not terrorism-related.
A witness who passed the scene in the moments after the collision said the stall 'had been crippled'.
They said: 'I passed on the way home from work just as they were putting up the tape.
A double-decker tourist bus collided with a souvenir stand near Trafalgar Square on Thursday afternoon
Pictures and videos posted online following the collision appear to show souvenirs littered across the ground
The Golden Tours hop-on-hop-off service was travelling near the London landmark when it ploughed into the stand
Emergency services including the London Fire Brigade rushed to the scene following reports of the collision
Debris was scattered across the ground in the aftermath of the collision
Police have confirmed the incident is not terrorism-related and there were no serious injuries
A witness who passed the scene in the moments after the collision said the stall 'had been crippled' (Pictured: Police attending the scene)
'By the time I saw it, nobody was on the bus. But it was quite a way off the road, it was unexpected. The stall had been crippled.
'My initial thought was to wonder how I'd get through to get home from work, it was only when I got closer that I realised it was worse than I thought.'
London Fire Brigade, the Met Police and Golden Tours have all been approached for comment.
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