A teenager has been rushed to hospital after he was hit by a bus and knocked off his bike in Eltham.

Paramedics were called to the junction of Roper Street and Eltham High Street at around 5pm on July 9.

They sent an ambulance crew and paramedic in a fast response car.

He was treated at the scene before being rushed to hospital.

The Metropolitan Police has told the News Shopper that his condition is not believed to be life-threatening or changing.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 5.01pm on Tuesday 9 July to reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of Roper Street and Eltham High Street, SE9.

“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew and a paramedic in a fast response car.

“We treated a teenager at the scene, before taking him to hospital as a priority."