This shocking footage shows the moments immediately after a double-decker bus crashed in central London this morning (Thurs) - leaving 17 people injured.

Lionel Khoo, 57, was on his way to work aboard the number 24 when it veered off the road in Victoria Street, SW1 at around 8:20am.

Dramatic video filmed by Mr Khoo shows the chaos that ensued, with people screaming and shattered glass visible on the ground.

The Metropolitan Police said a total of 17 people, some pedestrians and some passengers, are understood to have been injured.

Two people were treated at the scene while 15 were taken to and remain in hospital, including the driver of the bus. There were no life-threatening injuries reported, the force said.

Mr Khoo, a civil servant, said: "I boarded the bus at Victoria and was on my way to Westminster. "

"I sat on the bottom floor on the right hand side, in the seats facing towards the back of the bus. "

"There was a lady sitting in front of me and to my left there was a family with a young child. I think they were tourists. "

"We were a couple minutes into the journey and I noticed the driver seemed to be going faster than I expected. "

"It's a busy part of London so usually we're crawling down the road. "

"It all happened very quickly. Suddenly, he veered a little bit, and then we had crashed. "

"The lady sitting in front of me fell on top of me - and the glass shattered and crashed onto us. Then everyone was screaming."

Mr Khoo tried to reassure the woman across from him and helped her exit the bus via the back door.

He said: "I asked if she was OK and told her that the bus was fine. It wasn't on fire or anything, so we had time to get out. "

"The front doors were jammed because of the crash but the back door was open so we left that way. "

"When I got out I saw there were people on the pavement who were clearly injured. "

Mr Khoo escaped physically unscathed, which he thinks is because he was facing the back of the bus.

However, he has been left shaken by the incident.

He said: "I'm physically fine which I think is because I was facing backwards. Those who were facing forwards seemed to take the brunt of the crash. "

"But I do feel shaken up. Once I got to work I called my wife to let her know what had happened and I did feel upset."

Det Chf Supt Christina Jessah, who leads policing in the area said: "We understand this incident will have been very distressing to all those involved and injured and we have begun an investigation."

"We are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information to please contact us. We welcome any dash cam or mobile phone footage."

"We are working closely with our partners to clear the scene but the road will remain closed for the next few hours so please seek alternative routes."

No arrests have been made so far.