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Passers-by today told of their shock after a motorist mounted the pavement and flattened a bus stop in north London.

The woman veered off the road and crashed into the empty stop on a street in Willesden Green, flattening it.

Roads were closed in the surrounding area – including Dudden Hill Lane and busy Willesden High Road – while the driver was treated by paramedics.

Witness Chinmay Bhatt posted pictures showing the caved-in shelter and battered car.

He said: "A witness told me the car first missed the traffic light and went on to hit the railings and ended up crashing into the bus stop. At the bus stop there was one passenger waiting for bus who ran for his or her life.”

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Police were called at approximately 12:00hrs on Wednesday 1 November to reports of a car in collision with a bus stop on Dudden Hill Lane, Brent.

“Officers and London Ambulance Service are in attendance. The driver is being treated at the scene. It is not believed she has life threatening or changing injuries. No other injuries have been reported.

“Road closures are in place between Dudden Hill Lane and Willsden High Road.”