5 Oct 2017

Bus crashes into house in Wellington

8:11 pm on 5 October 2017

A bus has crashed into a house in the Wellington suburb of Mt Cook, injuring the driver.

The bus hit a house in Newtown's Wallace Street.

The bus hit a house in Newtown's Wallace Street. Photo: RNZ / Emile Donovan

Emergency services were called to the scene just before 6pm.

Police said there were no passengers on the bus at the time and no one else was injured.

The northbound lane of John Street, which is a major thoroughfare to the southern suburbs, was expected to remain closed for some time while the bus was removed.

Motorists were advised to avoid the area, police said.