Bus passenger seriously injured after collision

A PASSENGER has been left in a critical condition in hospital after the bus he was on was involved in a collision with a car.

Ten other passengers suffered minor injuries, with five treated at hospital.

The driver of the car was in a stable condition today after the Ford Mondeo and Mercedes bus crashed in Glasgow Road in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, on Thursday, at 2:20pm.

Police said the 58-year-old bus passenger was seriously injured and was being treated at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, in Greenock.

A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police said: "The 22-year-old driver of the Mondeo car was also taken to the Inverclyde Royal Hospital suffering from leg injuries. Glasgow Road was closed to traffic for approximately six hours.

"A 22-year-old man has been arrested and will be subject of a report to the procurator fiscal in connection with the incident."

Police are appealing for witnesses.