A pedestrian was hit by a bus on a busy Ipswich town centre street. 

Suffolk police were called to assist the ambulance service at around 11.30am on Wednesday after a man was hit by a bus in Upper Brook Street.

According to a spokesman for Suffolk police, the incident happened at the junction with Dogs Head Street, but emergency services were spotted as far up Upper Brook Street as the Cock & Pye pub. 

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The person is not believed to have suffered any life-threatening or life-changing injuries but have been taken to hospital for further assessment. 

The road was blocked off by the emergency services but had reopened by around 12.20pm.