A PEDESTRIAN was knocked down by a bus outside Finchley Central Tube station today.

The man was conscious but bleeding from his head after the collision with a route 143 bus in Ballards Lane at around 12.30pm.

He was taken to hospital where his injuries were deemed non life-threatening or life-changing.

Finchley resident, Mamish Dhokia said: “The man was elderly and people were shouting and screaming because he was lying on the ground.”

Transport for London said no one was injured on the bus and there will be a full investigation into the incident.