A MAN has been taken to hospital suffering head injuries after being involved in a collision with a bus in Southampton City Centre.

The incident happened shortly after 12.20pm this afternoon on Civic Centre Road outside the Southampton Guildhall.

One ambulance attended the scene and the man was receiving treatment for a small cut to his left temple and was taken to Southampton General Hospital as a precaution.

Traffic through Civic Centre Road and West Marlands Road was being re-routed along Portland Terrace to try and ease congestion.