A boy is in hospital after he was hit by a bus in Harrow town centre this morning.

Emergency services were called to the junction of Station Road and St Anns Road shortly after 8.30am following reports of a crash between a bus and a child.

Paramedics with the London Ambulance Service and the air ambulance attended.

The boy was taken to a west London hospital.

London Fire Brigade was also called to the scene.

In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: "We await an update on his condition. The bus stopped at the scene. Enquires continue."